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No. 3467-03-2007
RATIFYING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED CITY OF FORT WORTH, ET AL V
GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, CAUSE NO D 1 GN-07-000814 FILED IN
TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 552 OF THE
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (the `City") through its City Attorney is authorized by
Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code (the Public Information Act) to file lawsuits to
enforce the provisions of the Texas Government Code that require the City to withhold DNA
records, release of which is prohibited by Chapter 411 of the Texas Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General of Texas has ruled that the City must release certain
information under the Texas Public Information Act; said information being DNA records, and
WHEREAS, such information i believed to be confidential under Section 411 153 of the
Texas Government Code and excepted from disclosure under Section 552.101 of the Texas
Government Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT
1 The City Attorney is authorized and directed to effect all necessary legal action to enforce the
provisions of Chapters 411 and 552 of the Texas Government Code, and specifically to file suit
against Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, to enforce the provisions of the Texas
Government Code requiring the City to withhold confidential information from public
disclosure, to wit, DNA records.
2 The filing of the lawsuit against the Attorney General (Travis County Distract Court) is
hereby ratified.
ADOPTED this 27th day of March, 2007
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Marty Hendrix
City Secretary
APPROVED
CITY COUfdCiL
MAR 2 7 2007
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City Secretary of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas