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THOMAS v. CORNYN

No. 03-01-00099-CV.

71 S.W.3d 473 (2002)

Hon. Tommy THOMAS, Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, Appellant, v. Hon. John CORNYN, Attorney General of Texas; Janette Rodrigues; and the Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

February 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Powers, Assistant County Attorney, for appellant.

Brenda Loudermilk, Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Law Division, Austin, for A.G.

William W. Ogden, Teresa Montgomery, Ogden, Gibson, White & Broocks, L.L.P., Houston, for Houston & Rodrigues.

Before Chief Justice ABOUSSIE, Justices YEAKEL and PURYEAR.

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice

Sheriff Tommy Thomas appeals a judgment of the district court issuing a writ of mandamus ordering him to produce information relating to excessive use of force complaints against the sheriff's department. The information was requested by Janette Rodrigues, a reporter with the Houston Chronicle,1 under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act. Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 552.001-.353 (West 1994 &...

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