CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 418.182.
in effect(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), information, including access codes and passwords, in the possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the information relates to the specifications, operating procedures, or location of a security system used to protect public or private property from an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States.
(b) Financial information in the possession of a governmental entity that relates to the expenditure of funds by a governmental entity for a security system is public information that is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 .
(c) Information in the possession of a governmental entity that relates to the location of a security camera in a private office at a state agency, including an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, is public information and is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 unless the security camera:
(1) is located in an individual personal residence for which the state provides security; or
(2) is in use for surveillance in an active criminal investigation.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1312, Sec. 3, eff. June 21, 2003.
