HB 526 Limit Open Records to Texans.

• Adds Texas residency requirement to open records 
• Makes an open records request from a non-Texas resident discretionary
• 7 states have this standard: Tennessee, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia
• In 2013, US Supreme Court gae the A-OK to this residencey requirement

Courthouse News Service | Lawmaker Wants Public Info Restricted to Texans

Texas House Bill 526 (2017)