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TEXAS DEPT. PUBLIC SAF. v. COX TEXAS NEWSP.

No. 03-08-00516-CV.

287 S.W.3d 390 (2009)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellant v. COX TEXAS NEWSPAPERS, LP and Hearst Newspapers, LLC, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

May 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Loudermilk, Austin, TX, for appellant.

William Christian, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C., Austin, TX, for appellee.

Before Justices PATTERSON, PEMBERTON and WALDROP.

OPINION

G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.

This is a lawsuit brought pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. The appellee newspapers filed suit against appellant, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), seeking access to vouchers that relate to travel by the Texas Governor. The district court granted the relief requested by appellees. The DPS argues that the vouchers are confidential due to (1) the common-law right of privacy, based on special circumstances...

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