Hicks UT communcations
| Submitted | Oct. 9, 2015 |
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Communications
From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All email communications, text messages, calendar entries (including, but not limited to any personal journals/books containing notes/dates or other material) maintained, created or maintained for Regent Steve Hicks between Hicks and the Texas Exes (aka University of Texas Alumni Association) for the period beginning January 1, 2014 to the present.
These requests should be produced in digital format.
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 fees cannot be waived, 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,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Lopez, Annela M
ATTN: Mr. Beryl C. D. Lipton
MuckRock
DEPT MR 21754
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Dear Mr. Lipton:
I am writing on behalf of The University of Texas at Austin regarding your recent Open Records Request. Please be advised the records you are seeking are not maintained under the custody and control of this institution.
You may wish to redirect your Open Records Request to The University of Texas System. The Custodian of Records, Mr. Daniel H. Sharphorn, can be reached at the following address: Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, The University of Texas System, 201 West 7th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2982. The Public Information Coordinator for UT System, Ms. Ana Vieira, can be reached directly at (512) 499-4563 or fax at (512) 499-4523. Or, you may redirect your request via e-mail directly to publicinformation@utsystem.edu<mailto:publicinformation@utsystem.edu>. The subject line of your e-mail should read: TPIA.
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Annela M. Lopez
Open Records Coordinator
Office of the VP & Chief Financial Officer
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 471-8300 (phone)
(512) 471-7742 (fax)
Hook 'Em Horns
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This request is meant to encompass the University of Texas system. If it should be directed to another office, provision of the appropriate contact information would be appreciated.
Thank you.
From: MuckRock
To Whom It May Concern:
The public records request copied below is being forwarded to your office for processing. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
From: publicinformation
The University of Texas System has received your request for information and will respond in a timely manner as required by Section 552.221 of the Texas Government Code. System’s hours of normal operation are from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. If your request was submitted after business hours (after 5 pm but before midnight) it is considered received the next business day.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Office of General Counsel
201 WEST SEVENTH STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2902
TELEPHONE (512) 499-4462
FAX (512) 499-4523
Cynthia Tynan
Public Information Coordinator & Attorney
November 2, 2015
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Re: Public Information Request to The University of Texas System Administration (“System Administration”) - OGC 165240
Dear Beryl C. D. Lipton,
This letter is in response to your below request for information received by The University of Texas System Administration (“System”) on October 22, 2015, in which you seek communications between Regent Steve Hicks and the Texas Exes during a specified time period.
System will release information responsive to your request no later than the 10 business-day deadline. However, the responsive information contains a date of birth for an identified individual, which the Attorney General’s office has recently found to be confidential by law under section 552.101 of the Texas Government Code in conjunction with the doctrine of common-law privacy. System is required to seek an Attorney General’s opinion regarding this confidential information, unless you agree to exclude dates of birth from your request.
Please respond via email or call me at 512-499-4505 to confirm whether you agree to exclude dates of birth from your request for information, or to discuss the issue in greater detail.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
From: Demarest, Remi
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Attached, please find correspondence filed with the Attorney General's Office regarding your October 22, 2015 public information request to The University of Texas System Administration.
Sincerely,
Remi
Remi A. Demarest
Legal Administrative Assistant
The University of Texas System
Office of General Counsel
201 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 499-4462
Direct Dial: (512) 499-4483
Fax: (512) 499-4523
rdemarest@utsystem.edu<mailto:rdemarest@utsystem.edu>
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This communication may be protected by the attorney/client privilege and may contain confidential information intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If it has been sent to you in error, please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error and delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, copying or other reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited.
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From: Tynan, Cynthia
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Attached, please find correspondence filed with the Attorney General's Office regarding your remaining October 22, 2015 public information request to The University of Texas System Administration, as well as information responsive to your request.
Sincerely,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Cynthia,
Thanks so much for your letter.
Have a lovely afternoon,
Beryl
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 9, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
Ms. Lipton,
In the attached November 5, 2015 email, which is also included below, I provided you with a copy of The University of Texas System Administration’s (“System”) request for an opinion submitted to the Texas Attorney General’s Office (“Attorney General”), a copy of the information responsive to your request with a living individual’s date of birth redacted, and a notification letter addressed to you. Within that notification letter, I explained that on November 2, 2015, I wrote to you via email inquiring as to whether you would agree to exclude a date of birth from your request. The Attorney General has held the date of birth of a living individual is confidential under section 552.101 of the Texas Government Code in conjunction with the doctrine of common-law privacy. As you did not reply to our inquiry regarding consent to exclude the date of birth, System was required by law to seek an opinion from the Attorney General to withhold the confidential date of birth. System provided you with all responsive information on November 5, with the date of birth redacted.
The Attorney General has 45 business days from the date it received our request for an opinion to issue a ruling. Upon receipt of this opinion, System will provide you a copy of the opinion, and either inform you that no additional information need be released in accordance with the ruling, or provide any information the Attorney General has held may not be withheld. Excluding holidays, I anticipate the Attorney General will issue an opinion by the middle of January 2016.
If you consent to excluding the date of birth at issue, we will withdraw our request for an Attorney General opinion and close the file.
Please let me know if you have additional questions.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Cynthia,
I hope this message finds you well and that your holiday season has gone well. I agree with the proposed redaction of the date of birth, and I apologize for the necessitated added inquiry to the Attorney General.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: Tynan, Cynthia
Ms. Lipton,
Thank you for your email correspondence confirming that you exclude the date of birth from your request for information. Based on your exclusion, System has withdrawn our request for an Attorney General opinion, as the date of birth was the only information at issue. Please see the attached letter withdrawing the request for an opinion, which was filed with the Attorney General’s Office today.
System previously released the responsive information to you on November 5, 2015, with the excluded date of birth redacted, via the attached email correspondence.
As all information responsive to your request has been released, System now considers this matter closed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
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Your Recent Public Information Request
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 9, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Tynan, Cynthia
Ms. Lipton,
As I have previously explained, all responsive information was released to you on 11/5/15, and again on 1/4/16 (see attached email string containing both our correspondence and the information). There is no additional information responsive to this request.
If you have more questions regarding this matter, please call me at 512-499-4505.
Thank you,
Cynthia Tynan
Cynthia G. Tynan
Attorney & Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas System
Office of the General Counsel
201 West Seventh Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 499-4505
ctynan@utsystem.edu<mailto:ctynan@utsystem.edu>
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