Texas § GV.418.182 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS

§ GV.418.182. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS

CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), information, including access codes and passwords, in the possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the information relates to the specifications, operating procedures, or location of a security system used to protect public or private property from an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States. (b) Financial information in the possession of a governmental entity that relates to the expenditure of funds by a governmental entity for a security system is public information that is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 . (c) Information in the possession of a governmental entity that relates to the location of a security camera in a private office at a state agency, including an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, is public information and is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 unless the security camera: (1) is located in an individual personal residence for which the state provides security; or (2) is in use for surveillance in an active criminal investigation. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1312, Sec. 3, eff. June 21, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 369 (H.B. 132 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2025.