John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County District Attorney, Petitioner v. Dan Morales

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is a governmental body subject to the Open Records Act, but that section 552.108 provides a blanket exemption for a prosecutor’s internal records, including "closed" criminal litigation files, and that the Attorney General’s "undue interference" requirement is not required by the statute. Accordingly, the court reversed the Court of Appeals and ordered that Holmes need not disclose the files.