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Texas Social Media Recordkeeping Guide.

Understanding what the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) requires of your social media activity, and what "compliant" actually looks like in practice, isn't always straightforward. This plain-language guide gives counties, cities & municipalities and public agencies a clear path.

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 — Produce public information promptly. Within 10 business days, a governmental body generally must take one of five actions: release the records, give the requester written notice of the date and time they will be provided, seek an Attorney General ruling to withhold, notify the requester in writing that it has no responsive records, or rely on and identify a previous determination. Day 10 is a required-action point, not a production due date.
Free download Texas — Archiving Social Media: A Guide For Government
What's Inside

Everything your agency needs, in plain English.

01 · Federal law

The federal layer

The Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 — and how they reach social media.

02 · Texas law

Texas Public Information Act (PIA)

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 and the Texas Open Meetings Act — including the 10-business-day response mechanics.

03 · Oversight guidance

Texas Attorney General — Open Government

What Texas's records oversight body says about electronic communications and social media disclosure.

04 · Bonus checklist

The compliance checklist

The go-to checklist for standing up a compliant social media archive — what to capture, retain and be ready to produce.

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