Public Information Office     PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS   Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer’s agent may not ask why you want them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information. Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.   For a detailed overview of the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) click here: http://www.hcso.hctx.net/pio/piact.asp   To request information from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office under the TPIA, please send your written request by mail, e-mail or fax to:   Harris County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Requests 1200 Baker St Houston, TX 77002   Email: mediarelations@sheriff.hctx.net   Fax: 713-755-6228     **For general inmate information visit www.hcso.hctx.net/inmateinformation or call Central Records at 713-755-5300.

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