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From: Emma North-Best

08/26/2019

Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of any emails, letters, memos or other records of consultations regarding public records requests (FOI/FOIL/FOIA etc.) with either the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency components.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: Muckrock Staff

09/25/2019

Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Harris County Sheriff

09/26/2019

Subject: FW: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

From: Callahan, Loren (HCSO) <Loren.Callahan@Sheriff.hctx.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 8:40 AM
To: McGee, Christine (HCSO) <Christine.McGee@Sheriff.hctx.net>
Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

Christine,

FYI - I attempted to reply to the requestor, but Outlook does not recognize the email addresses. See below.

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Loren Callahan
Administrative Paralegal
Office of Inspector General Bureau / Legal Services

1200 Baker Street, 2nd Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Office: 346-286-1555
loren.callahan@sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:loren.callahan@sheriff.hctx.net>

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[cid:image004.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0]<https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/tx/houston/harris-county-sheriffs-office/> [cid:image005.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0] <https://twitter.com/HCSOTexas> [cid:image006.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0] <https://www.facebook.com/HCSOTexas> [cid:image007.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0] <https://instagram.com/hcsotexas/> [cid:image008.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNZ_R-rK-KwTHJGO7AsXXg> [cid:image009.png@01D4E089.EB3F90E0] <https://vine.co/HCSOTexas>

HCSO Core Values
Merit and maintain the public's trust
Embrace and deliver professional service
Protect our citizens with honor and courage
Exemplify ethical conduct at all times
Develop, encourage, and care for our Sheriff's Office family

From: McGee, Christine (HCSO) <Christine.McGee@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Christine.McGee@Sheriff.hctx.net>>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:01 AM
To: Callahan, Loren (HCSO) <Loren.Callahan@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Loren.Callahan@Sheriff.hctx.net>>; Gallardo, Claudia (HCSO) <Claudia.Gallardo@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Claudia.Gallardo@Sheriff.hctx.net>>; Shelton, Monica (HCSO) <Monica.Shelton@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Monica.Shelton@Sheriff.hctx.net>>; Stull, Kathy (HCSO) <Kathy.Stull@sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Kathy.Stull@sheriff.hctx.net>>; Smith, Brenda (HCSO) <Brenda.Smith@sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Brenda.Smith@sheriff.hctx.net>>
Subject: FW: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

From: Perez, Adriana (HCSO) <Adriana.Perez@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Adriana.Perez@Sheriff.hctx.net>>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:56 AM
To: McGee, Christine (HCSO) <Christine.McGee@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Christine.McGee@Sheriff.hctx.net>>
Subject: FW: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

Thank you,

Adriana Perez
Administrative Coordinator
Executive Bureau
346-286-1572
1200 Baker St. Houston, TX 77002
Adriana.Perez@sheriff.hctx.net <mailto:Adriana.Perez@sheriff.hctx.net>
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From: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> <requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 4:01 AM
To: Perez, Adriana (HCSO) <Adriana.Perez@Sheriff.hctx.net<mailto:Adriana.Perez@Sheriff.hctx.net>>
Subject: RE: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)

Harris County Sheriff
Texas Public Information Act Office
1200 Baker Street
Houston, TX 77002

September 25, 2019

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

Filed via MuckRock.com
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On Aug. 26, 2019:
Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: FBI/DOJ FOIA consult (Harris County Sheriff)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 79583
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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10/03/2019

Subject: Your Open Records Request - 08-27-19

Please see the attached document(s) pertaining to your request.

TPIA SECTION
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HCSO Core Values
Merit and maintain the public's trust
Embrace and deliver professional service
Protect our citizens with honor and courage

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