Tex. Government Code § 552.321
SUIT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 552.321, SUIT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657256
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(a) A requestor or the attorney general may file suit for a writ of mandamus compelling a governmental body to make information available for public inspection if the governmental body refuses to request an attorney general's decision as provided by Subchapter G or refuses to supply public information or information that the attorney general has determined is public information that is not excepted from disclosure under Subchapter C.
(b) A suit filed by a requestor under this section must be filed in a district court for the county in which the main offices of the governmental body are located. A suit filed by the attorney general under this section must be filed in a district court of Travis County, except that a suit against a municipality with a population of 100,000 or less must be filed in a district court for the county in which the main offices of the municipality are located.
(c) A requestor may file suit for a writ of mandamus compelling a governmental body or an entity to comply with the requirements of Subchapter J.