Tex.
Gov't Code Section 411.081
Application of Subchapter
(a)
This subchapter does not apply to criminal history record information that is contained in:(1)
posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugitives or wanted persons;(2)
original records of entry, including police blotters maintained by a criminal justice agency that are compiled chronologically and required by law or long-standing practice to be available to the public;(3)
public judicial, administrative, or legislative proceedings;(4)
court records of public judicial proceedings;(5)
published judicial or administrative opinions; or(6)
announcements of executive clemency.(b)
This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from disclosing to the public criminal history record information that is related to the offense for which a person is involved in the criminal justice system.(c)
This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from confirming previous criminal history record information to any person on specific inquiry about whether a named person was arrested, detained, indicted, or formally charged on a specified date, if the information disclosed is based on data excluded by Subsection (b).
Source:
Section 411.081 — Application of Subchapter, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.081
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).