--- url: 'https://ice.giglio-bradylist.com/united-states/texas' title: Texas author: name: Anonymous updated: '2025-06-22T21:54:08+00:00' type: jurisdictions summary: 'The Texas Brady List is the definitive public-facing database of information about: police misconduct, State P.O.S.T. decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, citizen reports and more... Texas Public Information Act Texas Government Code 552 The Texas Public Information Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies. Until the law was formalized, the ability of a citizen to gain access to public records was at the discretion of the custodian of the records, except in those cases where records custodians were forbidden to allow access. The law covers nearly all documents that are in the possession of government agencies in the state that are covered by the law. Section 552.002 says that information is public if it "is collected, assembled, or maintained under a law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business" by a governmental body or for a governmental body, and the governmental body owns the information or has a right of access to it. Any person, not just citizens of Texas, can request public information. A statement of purpose is not required nor is there a law on how the records can be used. 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Texas is [***not in compliance***](/compliance) with the nationwide, public-facing, [platform of record](/evolution-paper-record-platform-record): The Brady List; or: - Supreme Court of the United States \[SCOTUS\] [*Brady* doctrine](https://bradydoctrine.com/ "Brady v. Maryland") (1963); - [US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. ยง 552](https://giglio-bradylist.com/us-freedom-information-act-1967 "United States Freedom of Information Act") (1967); - [Texas Public Information Act Texas Government Code 552](http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.552.htm); - [Open Government Act S. 248](/open-government-act-2007 "Open Government Act") (2007); - [Open Government Initiative](/open-government-initiative-2009 "Open Government Initiative") (2009); and, - [Open Government Directives](/open-government-directive-2009 "Open Government Directives") (2009) issued by the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.justice.gov/open "Department of Justice"). Prosecutors have ethical obligations and may be held individually accountable under the Rules of Professional Conduct \[R.P.C.\] for their conduct within the legal system. Violations of these Rules can result in disciplinary actions which may include sanctions, suspension, or disbarment. - [R.P.C. 3.4: *Fairness to Opposing Party & Counsel*](https://giglio-bradylist.com/model-rule-professional-conduct-rule-34-fairness-opposing-party-counsel "American Bar Association, Rules of Professional Conduct - Rule 3.4: Fairness to Opposing Party & Counsel") - [R.P.C. 3.8: *Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor*](https://giglio-bradylist.com/model-rule-professional-conduct-rule-38-special-responsibilities-prosecutor "American Bar Association, Rules of Professional Conduct - Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor") - [R.P.C. 8.3: *Reporting Professional Misconduct*](https://giglio-bradylist.com/model-rule-professional-conduct-rule-83-reporting-professional-misconduct) This information has been curated by journalists and [private citizens](/private-citizens "Private Citizens"); and, this platform is available as-a-service to all [Peace Officer Standards & Training \[POST\] Departments](/peace-officer-standards-training-post-departments "Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments"), [Prosecutors](/prosecutors "Prosecutors"), and [Law Enforcement Organizations \[LEOrgs\]](/organizations-law-enforcement-et-al "Organizations").