Requests for existing publicly available information will be fulfilled, but a request does not require Region 18 ESC to create new information, perform legal searches, or answer general questions.

 To expedite responses, please include the following information:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• A specific description, including date or date range of the requested information

Under the Public Information Act, some categories of information do not have to be released. Exceptions to disclosure fall into two general categories: 1) mandatory exceptions that make information confidential and require a governmental body to withhold information, and 2) discretionary exceptions that allow but do not require a governmental body to withhold information. You may find information about mandatory and discretionary exceptions Texas Attorney General Public Information Act Overview page. In most instances, a governmental body is required to request a decision from the Attorney General in order to withhold information from a requestor. However, a requestor may permit a governmental body to redact information without requesting an Attorney General decision. 

Submit requests for public information by USPS mail, or email.

• Use the following address for USPS mail:
  Region 18 Education Service Center
  Public Information Request
  Attention: Public Information Officer
  P.O. Box 60580
  Midland, Texas, 79711-0580
   
• Email:
  pir@esc18.net
  Please type “Public Information Request” in the subject line.

Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code provides the authority for a member of the public to access publicly available information. However, certain information is protected from disclosure under the exceptions in the Act and other constitutional, statutory, or judicial decisions.

More information about Public Information Requests can be found at the Texas Attorney General Public Information Act Overview page.