§ 552.023. SPECIAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. (a) A person or a person's authorized representative
has a special right of access, beyond the right of the general
public, to information held by a governmental body that relates to
the person and that is protected from public disclosure by laws
intended to protect that person's privacy interests.
(b) A governmental body may not deny access to information
to the person, or the person's representative, to whom the
information relates on the grounds that the information is
considered confidential by privacy principles under this chapter
but may assert as grounds for denial of access other provisions of
this chapter or other law that are not intended to protect the
person's privacy interests.
(c) A release of information under Subsections (a) and (b)
is not an offense under Section 552.352.
(d) A person who receives information under this section may
disclose the information to others only to the extent consistent
with the authorized purposes for which consent to release the
information was obtained.
(e) Access to information under this section shall be
provided in the manner prescribed by Sections 552.229 and 552.307.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.
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