If you need information from other jurisdictions or agencies, you must make your request to the agency involved. If you do not know the name of the report, outline the information you are looking for as completely and specifically as you can. Please include a phone number in addition to your address, so that we may contact you if we need to clarify your request. Please be aware that the Houston Police Department is prohibited by law from releasing some kinds of information. The Public Information Act Texas law gives you the right to access government records and government officials 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 or information for which an exception to disclosure has been sought. Procedures to Obtain Information. Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the governmental body to accurately identify and locate the items requested. Cooperate with the governmental body's reasonable efforts to clarify the type or amount of information requested.