January 12, 2001

Mr. Ward Casey
Bates & Casey
201 Sundance Court
115 West 2^nd Sreet
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

OR2001-0130

Dear Mr. Casey:

You ask this office to reconsider Open Records Letter No. 2000-4295 (2000). Your request has been assigned ID# 143385.

Your request is invalid because the Seventy-sixth Legislature amended section 552.301 of the Public Information Act to provide that a governmental body is prohibited from asking for a reconsideration of the attorney general's decision. Gov't Code § 552.301(f). Therefore, unless you file a timely challenge in district court, you must comply with Open Records Letter No. 2000-4295 (2000). If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact our Open Government Hotline at (877) 673-6839.

Sincerely,

E. Joanna Fitzgerald
Assistant Attorney General
Open Records Division

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Ref: ID# 143385

cc: Ms. Pamela Smith
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Department of Public Safety
Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0001

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