AG: Spring Hill ISD must release scoreboard document it sought to withhold

2017-08-17T14:11:42-05:00

By Meredith Shamburger Longview News-Journal Originally published Aug. 15, 2017 Spring Hill ISD cannot withhold a document it had sought to keep confidential relating to financing for a new scoreboard at its football stadium, the Texas Attorney General's Office has ruled. The district has not said if it plans to release the document or appeal the ruling as allowed under the Texas Public Information Act. "However, there is a legitimate public interest in the essential facts about a financial transaction between an individual and a governmental body," Assistant Attorney General Tim Neal wrote in a letter dated Aug. 7. "Upon review, [...]