A & T Consultants, Inc., Relator v. John Sharp

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that it has exclusive original jurisdiction over mandamus actions against the Comptroller, a constitutional executive officer, and ordered the Comptroller to disclose certain categories of franchise‑taxpayer information that are public under the Texas Open Records Act while denying disclosure of categories that are confidential under the Tax Code or the law‑enforcement exception. The Court also suggested legislative reconsideration of TORA’s enforcement scheme.