CITY OF GARLAND v. DALLAS MORNING NEWS

No. 98-0617.

22 S.W.3d 351 (2000)

CITY OF GARLAND, Texas and Ron Holifield, Petitioners, v. THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided January 13, 2000.

Concurring Opinion April 13, 2000.

Rehearing Overruled April 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Betz, Susan Lynn Mackay, Richard E. Aubin, Baxter W. Bankowsky, Scott D. Levine, Dallas, Charles M. Hinton, Jr., Brad Neighbor, Mark E. Dempsey, Garland, for Petitioners.

Paul C. Watler, Stephen E. Fox, Joel Randall Sharp, Robert B. Gilbreath, Dallas, for Respondent.


Concurring Opinion by Justice Enoch April 13, 2000.

Justice BAKER delivered a plurality opinion, in which Justice HANKINSON, Justice O'NEILL, and Justice GONZALES joined.

This case involves interpreting the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552 (the Act),1 and presents several issues: (1) whether a governmental body can bring a declaratory judgment action against a requestor of information under the Act...

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