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Open Records Request Instructions

The Public Information Act

Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for publicinformation and the officer’s agent may not ask why you want them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public.  Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information. Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.

 

Instruction for open records request:

1. Please see entire Public Information Act document in English or Español  .

2. Complete lower section of document:

To request information from this governmental body, please contact:

          By Mail:                 City Secretary
                                        P.O. Box 427
                                        Bastrop, Texas 78602

         By email to:             tvaldez@cityofbastrop.org

         By fax to:                (512) 321-6684

         In person at:           904 Main Street, Bastrop, Texas