July 27, 2012

Ms. Valencia R. Tizeno

City Attorney

City of Port Arthur

P.O. Box 1089

Port Arthur, Texas 77641-1089

OR2012-11780

Re: Request for all 9-1-1 call recordings for incident No. 24302-12

Dear Ms. Tizeno:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 465254.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim the submitted information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.108(a)(1) of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.108(a)(1) you may withhold the submitted information. However, you must release the basic information pursuant to section 552.108(c) of the Government Code.

For more information on the cited exception, as well as information on the rights and obligations of governmental bodies and requestors, please refer to open government information contained on the Office of the Attorney General website at www.oag.state.tx.us. You may also contact our Open Government Hotline at 1-877-OPENTEX.

Enc: Submitted documents

c: Requestor

(w/o enclosures)