Opinion ID: 2435994
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Heading: Is There An Appellate Controversy?

Text: Holmes is not asking for an advisory opinion about other unspecified files, as the court of appeals suggests. Rather, he seeks a declaratory judgment about the files he specifically describes in his summary judgment proof. Holmes argued in both his motion for summary judgment and in his court of appeals brief that his closed files were categorically exempt from disclosure. If Holmes' argument prevailed, he would not have to produce the files at issue here. Therefore, his arguments were properly before the court of appeals. When both parties move for summary judgment, the non-prevailing party may appeal both the prevailing party's motion as well as its own. Jones v. Strauss, 745 S.W.2d 898, 900 (Tex.1988). The court of appeals may affirm the trial court's summary judgment or reverse and render judgment on the non-prevailing party's motion. Strauss, 745 S.W.2d at 900. Consequently, both General Morales' and Holmes' motions were properly before the court of appeals. Before we construe the statute's exclusionary provisions, we first consider whether district attorneys are governmental bodies subject to the Open Records Act.