Emails sent and received by José Luis Bermúdez

Ben Welsh filed this request with the Texas A&M University of Texas.
Tracking #

H001753-071123

Status
Completed

Communications

From: Ben Welsh

To Whom It May Concern:

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

All emails sent and received by José Luis Bermúdez from June 12, 2023 through July 12, 2023.

Bermudez is the Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. His university profile can be found here: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/philosophy/profile/jose-luis-bermudez/

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,

Ben Welsh

From: Texas A&M University

Dear Ben Welsh:

We received your public information request for .  Your request was given the reference number H001753-071123 for tracking purposes.  Please refer to this number when making inquiries about your request.

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From: Texas A&M University

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07/20/2023
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 11, 2023, Reference # H001753-071123
Dear Ben Welsh,
Texas A&M University received a public information request from you on July 11, 2023.  Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

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

All emails sent and received by José Luis Bermúdez from June 12, 2023 through July 12, 2023.

Bermudez is the Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. His university profile can be found here: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/philosophy/profile/jose-luis-bermudez/

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,

Ben Welsh"
We are in need of clarification/narrowing regarding the information requested. Our initial query for responsive information has resulted in a voluminous amount of emails being found (over 3100). Please help us narrow the scope of your request by decreasing the timeframe and providing us with a topic of discussion. As provided by section 552.222(d) of the Texas Public Information Act, your request will be considered withdrawn if we do not receive a response from you by the 61st day after the date of this request for clarification/narrowing.
Sincerely,
Knesha Brashear Open Records Office

From: Ben Welsh

I am happy to narrow my request to the following:

- All emails sent by José Luis Bermúdez
- All emails received from M. Katherine Banks
- All emails received from Kathleen McElroy
- All emails received from Judy Oskam
- All emails that contain the keyword "McElroy"
- All emails that contain the keyword "Regents"

From: Texas A&M University

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08/03/2023
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, Reference # H001753-071123
Dear Ben Welsh,
We need clarification/narrowing regarding the information requested. Please find uploaded information that has been released to the Chronicle of Higher Education with the same subject matter as your request, as redacted to withhold information subject to section 552.107 (attorney-client privileged information), Texas Government Code.  After reviewing the provided information, please let us know if this will satisfy your request in full and we can close it or if you would like for us to continue with processing your request exactly as submitted. As provided by section 552.222(d) of the Texas Public Information Act, your request will be considered withdrawn if we do not receive a response from you by the 61st day after the date of this request for clarification/narrowing. The referenced information is now available and can be obtained by visiting the Public Records Online Portal and logging in from the “My Request Center” tab. Sincerely, Tricia Bledsoe Open Records Office

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