<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>All TPIA Records on Aiether</title><link>https://aiether.info/categories/tpia-records/</link><description>Recent content in All TPIA Records on Aiether</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://aiether.info/categories/tpia-records/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>TPIA Request: CCSO Records — Former Deputy Tomas Ramirez — May 26, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-ccso-ramirez-records-may26/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-ccso-ramirez-records-may26/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transmitted via email to Sheriff Justin Lindemann and Eugenia Behrens, Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, May 26, 2026. CC: J. Eric Magee (Allison Bass &amp;amp; Magee), Jay Johannes and Carolyn Olson (Colorado County).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Sheriff Justin Lindemann / Eugenia Behrens, Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
&lt;a href="mailto:eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="mailto:justin.lindemann@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;justin.lindemann@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="mailto:jay.johannes@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;jay.johannes@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="mailto:carolyn.olson@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;carolyn.olson@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 26, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE:&lt;/strong&gt; Texas Public Information Act Request — Records Concerning Former Deputy Tomas Ramirez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sheriff Lindemann:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code Chapter 552, I respectfully request copies of the following records held by the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office concerning former CCSO Deputy Tomas Ramirez and the conduct alleged to have occurred in or about September 2024 that resulted in his prosecution under Tex. Penal Code § 39.04 and deferred adjudication community supervision in or about 2025. Without limiting the foregoing, I specifically request:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Court Records — Criminal Case of Tomas Ramirez — May 26, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-district-clerk-ramirez-court-records-may26/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-district-clerk-ramirez-court-records-may26/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transmitted via email to Valerie Harmon, Colorado County District Clerk, May 26, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Valerie Harmon, Colorado County District Clerk
400 Spring Street, Room 103-B, Columbus, Texas 78934
&lt;a href="mailto:valerie.harmon@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;valerie.harmon@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 26, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE:&lt;/strong&gt; Request for Court Records — Criminal Case of Tomas Ramirez (former CCSO Deputy)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Ms. Harmon:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the common-law and constitutional rights of public access to court records, Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 12, and to the extent applicable Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code Chapter 552 — including § 552.022(a)(17) (information also contained in a public court record is public information) — I respectfully request copies of all publicly available records in the criminal case(s) of Tomas Ramirez, former Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office deputy, arising from conduct alleged to have occurred in or about September 2024 and resulting in deferred adjudication community supervision in or about 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Texas Ranger Investigation of Tomas Ramirez — DPS — May 26, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dps-ranger-ramirez-investigation-may26/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dps-ranger-ramirez-investigation-may26/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transmitted via email to Texas Department of Public Safety, Office of General Counsel — Public Information, May 26, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Texas Department of Public Safety — Office of General Counsel, Public Information
5805 N. Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752-4422
&lt;a href="mailto:openrecords@dps.texas.gov"&gt;openrecords@dps.texas.gov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 26, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE:&lt;/strong&gt; Texas Public Information Act Request — Texas Ranger Investigation of Tomas Ramirez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To Whom It May Concern:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code Chapter 552, I respectfully request copies of the following records held by the Texas Department of Public Safety concerning the investigation of former Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office Deputy Tomas Ramirez and the conduct alleged to have occurred in or about September 2024 at the Colorado County Jail. Without limiting the foregoing, I specifically request:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Demand Letter: Matagorda County Failure to Respond — Bannert Employment Records — May 24, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/matagorda-demand-no-response-may24/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/matagorda-demand-no-response-may24/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transmitted via email to &lt;a href="mailto:rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;, CC: &lt;a href="mailto:msloan@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;msloan@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt; (County Attorney), May 24, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Matagorda County — Custodian of Records
&lt;a href="mailto:rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; Matthew Hardy Sloan, Matagorda County Attorney
&lt;a href="mailto:msloan@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;msloan@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 24, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE:&lt;/strong&gt; Failure to Respond — Public Information Act Request Submitted May 2, 2026 — Faith Marie Bannert Employment Records&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I submitted a Texas Public Information Act request to Matagorda County on May 2, 2026, via email to &lt;a href="mailto:rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;. The subject of the request was employment records for Faith Marie Bannert, a former Jailer who held a Temporary Jailer License and worked at Matagorda County from approximately December 6, 2023 through March 19, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>OAG Complaint: Matagorda County Failure to Respond — §552.3215 — May 24, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/matagorda-oag-complaint-no-response-may24/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/matagorda-oag-complaint-no-response-may24/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Filed with the Texas Attorney General, Open Government Division, May 24, 2026, concurrent with demand letter to Matagorda County.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Texas Attorney General — Open Government Division
P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
&lt;a href="mailto:open.government@oag.texas.gov"&gt;open.government@oag.texas.gov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 24, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE:&lt;/strong&gt; Open Government Complaint — Matagorda County — Failure to Respond to TPIA Request&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="complaint" class="relative group"&gt;Complaint &lt;span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"&gt;&lt;a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#complaint" aria-label="Anchor"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;This complaint is submitted against &lt;strong&gt;Matagorda County&lt;/strong&gt; for failure to respond to a Texas Public Information Act request within the statutory period, in violation of Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code §552.228.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>CCSO Invoice for May 2, 2026 Bannert Records Request — May 12, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/ccso-invoice-response-may12/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/ccso-invoice-response-may12/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Eugenia Behrens, Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, May 12, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Eugenia Behrens (&lt;a href="mailto:eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;) — Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 12, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; May 2, 2026 Response&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office transmitted an invoice for costs associated with responding to the May 2, 2026 TPIA request for Faith Marie Bannert employment records. The response stated that records would not be released until payment is received, with options for pick-up in person or mailing a money order or cashier&amp;rsquo;s check.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>AG Complaint: CCSO Claimed 'No Records' for Employees Named in a State Investigation</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-ag-complaint-false-no-records/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-ag-complaint-false-no-records/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted to the Texas Office of the Attorney General, Open Government Division, May 8, 2026. OAG Complaint No. OR-26-024051-IC.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;May 2, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA ONLINE SUBMISSION / EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Open Government Division
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Complaint — False &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Records&amp;rdquo; Response
Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Request Dated April 23, 2026
Response Dated April 30, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>OAG Complaint Filed: OR-26-024049-IC — False No-Records Response for Smith and Flores Personnel Records — May 8, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-complaint-or-26-024049-smith-flores/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-complaint-or-26-024049-smith-flores/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Complaint filed with the Texas Attorney General Open Government Division, May 8, 2026, via online submission.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OAG Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; OR-26-024049-IC
&lt;strong&gt;Governmental Body:&lt;/strong&gt; Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
&lt;strong&gt;Subject of Complaint:&lt;/strong&gt; False &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Records&amp;rdquo; response to TPIA request for Lt. Holly Smith and Jailer Perla Flores personnel records&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A complaint was filed with the Texas Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Office of Open Government alleging that the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office issued a false &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Records&amp;rdquo; response to the April 23, 2026 TPIA request for personnel records of &lt;strong&gt;Lt. Holly Smith&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Jailer Perla Flores&lt;/strong&gt; — both of whom were directly involved in the January 19, 2026 use-of-force incident at the Colorado County Jail.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>CCSO Open Records Response — Eugenia Behrens — April 23, 2026 Response — May 7, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/ccso-response-apr23-behrens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/ccso-response-apr23-behrens/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Eugenia Behrens, Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, May 7, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Eugenia Behrens (&lt;a href="mailto:eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;eugenia.behrens@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;) — Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 7, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; April 23, 2026 Response&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office transmitted a response to the outstanding open records request, providing the April 23, 2026 response document.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Response attached.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attachment received:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/04_23_2026_Response.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;04_23_2026 Response.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="correspondence" class="relative group"&gt;Correspondence &lt;span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"&gt;&lt;a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#correspondence" aria-label="Anchor"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Primary email correspondence for this record.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Colorado County Open Records Response — Angela Ford — May 5, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/county-open-records-ford-response/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/county-open-records-ford-response/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Angela Ford, Legal Secretary, Colorado County, May 5, 2026, CC: Carolyn Olson.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Angela Ford (&lt;a href="mailto:angela.ford@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;angela.ford@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;) — Legal Secretary, Colorado County
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; Carolyn Olson (&lt;a href="mailto:carolyn.olson@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;carolyn.olson@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 5, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Legal Secretary Angela Ford transmitted a response to an outstanding open records request, providing copies of correspondence letters to the Texas Attorney General and a basic incident report.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attachments received:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/04.09.2026_Ltr_AG_Opinion.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;04.09.2026_Ltr_AG Opinion.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (two copies)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/04.10.2026_Ltr_AG_Opinion.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;04.10.2026_Ltr_AG Opinion.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/Basic_Report_20260038.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Basic Report 20260038.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESPONSE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Employment Records — Faith Marie Bannert</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-bannert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-bannert/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, May 2, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;May 2, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Custodian of Records
304 Spring Street
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Employment Records, Faith Marie Bannert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code Chapter 552, I hereby request the following public records pertaining to &lt;strong&gt;Faith Marie Bannert&lt;/strong&gt;, who served as a Jailer at the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office from February 14, 2025 through February 7, 2026 under a Temporary Jailer License:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Faith Marie Bannert Employment Records — Matagorda County — May 2, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-matagorda-bannert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-matagorda-bannert/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to Matagorda County, May 2, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us"&gt;rdeleon@co.matagorda.tx.us&lt;/a&gt; (Matagorda County)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; May 2, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; TPIA Request — Faith Marie Bannert Employment Records&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Texas Public Information Act request was submitted to Matagorda County for employment records related to &lt;strong&gt;Faith Marie Bannert&lt;/strong&gt;, who held a Temporary Jailer License and worked as a Jailer from &lt;strong&gt;December 6, 2023 through March 19, 2024&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Records requested:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;All personnel records for Faith Marie Bannert, including but not limited to her application for employment, any background check results, hiring documentation, and any records related to her separation from employment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Any complaints, grievances, or disciplinary records involving Faith Marie Bannert during her employment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Any internal investigation records or reports involving Faith Marie Bannert.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Any records related to Faith Marie Bannert&amp;rsquo;s Temporary Jailer License, including documentation submitted to or received from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Any records related to Faith Marie Bannert&amp;rsquo;s departure, termination, resignation, or non-renewal.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee waiver requested&lt;/strong&gt; pursuant to Texas Government Code §552.267.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>OAG eFiling: Rebuttal Brief — County Auditor Insurance TPIA — April 23, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-efiling-auditor-insurance-rebuttal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-efiling-auditor-insurance-rebuttal/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rebuttal brief filed with the Texas Attorney General on April 23, 2026, responding to Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee&amp;rsquo;s 15-day letters on the County Auditor liability insurance TPIA request. $7.50 payment processed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OAG Tracking ID:&lt;/strong&gt; OR26020676
&lt;strong&gt;Texas.gov Request ID:&lt;/strong&gt; 66404264
&lt;strong&gt;PIC ID:&lt;/strong&gt; 04062026
&lt;strong&gt;Governmental Body:&lt;/strong&gt; Colorado County
&lt;strong&gt;Received (CTZ):&lt;/strong&gt; April 23, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Files uploaded:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/AG_Rebuttal_Brief_v2.docx.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;AG_Rebuttal_Brief_v2.docx.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/Letter_to_Requestor_Colorado_County_Request.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Letter to Requestor - Colorado County Request.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/20260422_Packet_Auditor_15Day.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;20260422_Packet_Auditor_15Day.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://aiether.info/docs/20260422_JEM_AG_Auditor_15Day.pdf"&gt;&lt;code&gt;20260422_JEM_AG_Auditor_15Day.pdf&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Payment:&lt;/strong&gt; $7.50 — Trace Number 302OR70422010&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="correspondence" class="relative group"&gt;Correspondence &lt;span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"&gt;&lt;a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#correspondence" aria-label="Anchor"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Primary email correspondence for this record.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>OAG Ruling Received: OR-26-007348 — Texas DPS (P002659) — April 23, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-ruling-or-26-007348-dps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-ruling-or-26-007348-dps/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Texas Attorney General ruling received April 23, 2026, regarding a TPIA request to the Texas Department of Public Safety.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OAG Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; OR-26-007348
&lt;strong&gt;Governmental Body:&lt;/strong&gt; Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
&lt;strong&gt;DPS Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; P002659&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Texas Attorney General issued a ruling in response to the Texas Department of Public Safety&amp;rsquo;s request for guidance regarding the outstanding TPIA request.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas DPS TPIA Response — P002861 — Records Withheld Per OAG Ruling 2026-0002467 — April 23, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dps-response-p002861/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dps-response-p002861/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from &lt;a href="mailto:txdps@govqa.us"&gt;txdps@govqa.us&lt;/a&gt;, April 23, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:txdps@govqa.us"&gt;txdps@govqa.us&lt;/a&gt; (Texas Department of Public Safety — Office of General Counsel)
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 23, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; RE: P002861-020226&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DPS Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; P002861 (filed February 2, 2026)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the TPIA request filed February 2, 2026, withholding records pursuant to Texas Attorney General Ruling 2026-0002467. The request concerned records related to a use-of-force incident at the Colorado County Jail.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Personnel Records — Lt. Holly Smith &amp; Jailer Perla Flores</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-smith-flores/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-personnel-records-smith-flores/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, April 23, 2026. Acknowledged received same day by Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;April 23, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Custodian of Records
2215 Walnut St, Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Personnel Records, Lt. Holly Smith and Jailer Perla Flores&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov&amp;rsquo;t Code Chapter 552, I hereby request the following public records for &lt;strong&gt;Lieutenant Holly Smith&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Jailer Perla Flores&lt;/strong&gt;, both employees of the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass 15-Day Letter: County Auditor Insurance TPIA (Second Round) — April 22, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-auditor-15day-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-auditor-15day-letter/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 22, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 22, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Auditor regarding liability insurance coverage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a second 15-day letter to the Texas Attorney General regarding the TPIA request to the County Auditor for liability insurance coverage records, with copies sent to the requestor.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TAC Third-Party Notice: Texas Association of Counties Correspondence — April 22, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tac-notification-apr22/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tac-notification-apr22/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from &lt;a href="mailto:pia@county.org"&gt;pia@county.org&lt;/a&gt;, April 22, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:pia@county.org"&gt;pia@county.org&lt;/a&gt; (Texas Association of Counties)
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 22, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; Letter to Requestor — Colorado County Request&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) transmitted correspondence to the requestor indicating that a copy of correspondence had been sent to the Texas Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s office regarding the outstanding public information request to Colorado County.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Please see attached copy of correspondence sent to the Texas Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s office regarding your request for information to Colorado County.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Expired Deadline Notice to Prause, Letter to Lowrance, and AG Rebuttal — April 9, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-apr9-deadline-rebuttal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-apr9-deadline-rebuttal/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Three items transmitted on April 9, 2026: a deadline-expired notice to County Judge Ty Prause, a direct letter to County Auditor Michelle Lowrance, and a rebuttal brief to outside counsel regarding the Auditor insurance TPIA.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="item-1--expired-deadline-notice-to-county-judge-ty-prause" class="relative group"&gt;Item 1 — Expired Deadline Notice to County Judge Ty Prause &lt;span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"&gt;&lt;a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#item-1--expired-deadline-notice-to-county-judge-ty-prause" aria-label="Anchor"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Ty Prause (&lt;a href="mailto:ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;), Julia McVey (&lt;a href="mailto:j.mcvey@allison-bass.com"&gt;j.mcvey@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 9, 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass 10-Day Letter: County Auditor Insurance TPIA — with TAC Third-Party Notice — April 8, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-auditor-10day-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-auditor-10day-letter/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 8, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 8, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Auditor regarding liability insurance coverage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a 10-day letter regarding the TPIA request to the County Auditor for liability insurance coverage records. In addition to the requestor packet and the letter to the Texas Attorney General, outside counsel also transmitted a third-party notice to the Texas Association of Counties (TAC).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass Response: County Clerk Insurance TPIA — No Responsive Documents — April 8, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-clerk-no-responsive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-clerk-no-responsive/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 8, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 8, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Clerk regarding liability insurance coverage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Documents&amp;rdquo; response letter to the TPIA request to the County Clerk for liability insurance coverage records.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass Response: County Judge Insurance TPIA — No Responsive Documents — April 7, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-judge-no-responsive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-judge-no-responsive/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 7, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee. Responded same day.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 7, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Judge dated March 9, 2026 regarding liability insurance coverage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Documents&amp;rdquo; response letter to the March 9, 2026 TPIA request to County Judge Ty Prause for liability insurance coverage records.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass Response: County Treasurer Insurance TPIA — No Responsive Documents — April 7, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-treasurer-no-responsive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-treasurer-no-responsive/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 7, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 7, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Treasurer dated April 2, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a &amp;ldquo;No Responsive Documents&amp;rdquo; response letter to the April 2, 2026 TPIA request to the County Treasurer for liability insurance coverage records. The request was received by the County on April 6, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Demand Letter for Liability Insurance Records — April 3, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-demand-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-demand-letter/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sent via email to County Judge Ty Prause, J. Eric Magee, and Julia McVey of Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, April 3, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; Ty Prause (&lt;a href="mailto:ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us"&gt;ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us&lt;/a&gt;), J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;), Julia McVey (&lt;a href="mailto:j.mcvey@allison-bass.com"&gt;j.mcvey@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; April 3, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; Demand Letter for Insurance&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A formal demand letter was transmitted to Colorado County Judge Ty Prause and outside counsel at Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP regarding the production of liability insurance coverage records responsive to outstanding TPIA requests.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>OAG eFiling: Rebuttal Briefs for Jail Video and Electronic Communications — April 2–3, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-efiling-video-comms-rebuttals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/oag-efiling-video-comms-rebuttals/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Two separate rebuttal briefs filed with the Texas Attorney General on April 2, 2026, responding to Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee&amp;rsquo;s 15-day letters on the jail video and electronic communications TPIA requests. Two $7.50 payments processed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="submission-1--jail-video-and-audio-rebuttal" class="relative group"&gt;Submission 1 — Jail Video and Audio Rebuttal &lt;span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"&gt;&lt;a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#submission-1--jail-video-and-audio-rebuttal" aria-label="Anchor"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OAG Tracking ID:&lt;/strong&gt; OR26016856
&lt;strong&gt;Texas.gov Request ID:&lt;/strong&gt; 66397788
&lt;strong&gt;Governmental Body:&lt;/strong&gt; Colorado County
&lt;strong&gt;Received (CTZ):&lt;/strong&gt; April 2, 2026, 8:27:29 PM&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass 15-Day Letter: Electronic Communications TPIA — March 31, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-comms-15day-rebuttal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-comms-15day-rebuttal/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, March 31, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee. Responded April 2, 2026 with AG rebuttal brief.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; March 31, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to Colorado County dated March 10, 2026 regarding communications&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Outside counsel for Colorado County transmitted a 15-day letter to the Texas Attorney General regarding the March 10, 2026 request for official electronic communications, with copies sent to the requestor.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Allison Bass 15-Day Letter: Jail Video and Audio TPIA — March 30, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-video-audio-15day-rebuttal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-video-audio-15day-rebuttal/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Received via email from Julia McVey, Paralegal, Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP, March 30, 2026, CC: J. Eric Magee. Responded April 2, 2026 with AG rebuttal brief.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM:&lt;/strong&gt; Julia McVey, Paralegal — Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee LLP
&lt;strong&gt;TO:&lt;/strong&gt; ████████████████████████████
&lt;strong&gt;CC:&lt;/strong&gt; J. Eric Magee (&lt;a href="mailto:e.magee@allison-bass.com"&gt;e.magee@allison-bass.com&lt;/a&gt;)
&lt;strong&gt;DATE:&lt;/strong&gt; March 30, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT:&lt;/strong&gt; ██████████████████ Public Information Act request to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office dated March 9, 2026 regarding video and audio recordings of the incident involving inmate ████████████████ on the evening of January 19, 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Commissioner's Court Minutes — March 9, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-commissioners-court-minutes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-commissioners-court-minutes/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Clerk, March 10, 2026.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;██████████████████
███████████████
██████████████████
████████████████
████████████████████████████&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;March 10, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Clerk
400 Spring Street, Suite 103
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 552&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear County Clerk:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I am requesting copies of the following public records:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RECORDS REQUESTED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The official minutes of the Colorado County Commissioners Court meeting held on March 9, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: County Insurance Policy</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-insurance-policy/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to Colorado County, March 10, 2026. Request submitted as PDF attachment. Sent to County Judge Ty Prause and Sharon Marsalia.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;March 10, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Insurance Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Request submitted as PDF attachment: TPIA_Request_Insurance_Policy.pdf.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The request sought Colorado County&amp;rsquo;s liability insurance policy information, including coverage applicable to claims arising from the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office and Colorado County Jail.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Jail Video Footage — January 19, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-jail-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-jail-video/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, March 10, 2026. Request submitted as PDF attachment with HIPAA authorization. Sent to Sheriff Justin Lindemann, Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens, and outside counsel J. Eric Magee and J. McVey of Allison, Bass &amp;amp; Magee.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;March 10, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Jail Video Footage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Request submitted as PDF attachment: TPIA_Request_Jail_Video.pdf, accompanied by HIPAA Authorization for ████████████████.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Official Electronic Communications</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-electronic-communications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-electronic-communications/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to Colorado County, March 10, 2026. Request submitted as PDF attachment. Sent to County Judge Ty Prause, Sharon Marsalia, and the county IT department.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;March 10, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Official Electronic Communications&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Request submitted as PDF attachment: TPIA_Request_Official_Communications.pdf.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The request sought electronic communications — including emails, text messages, and other electronic records — between Colorado County officials relating to the January 19, 2026 incident at the Colorado County Jail involving ████████████████.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Radio/Dispatch Audio and Medication Records — January 19, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-radio-audio-medication-records/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-radio-audio-medication-records/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, February 10, 2026. Acknowledged February 11, 2026 by Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens: &amp;ldquo;Your request is being reviewed.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;February 10, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Public Information Coordinator
400 Spring Street
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RE: Texas Public Information Act Request&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Public Information Coordinator:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552), I am requesting on behalf of my wife, ████████████████, copies of the following records related to her (DOB: ██████████) during her incarceration at the Colorado County Jail from January 12, 2026 through January 21, 2026. ████████████████ is copied on this request.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Dispatch Records and Call Logs — January 17 &amp; 19, 2026</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dispatch-records-call-logs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-dispatch-records-call-logs/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, January 21, 2026. Acknowledged same day by Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens: &amp;ldquo;Request received and being reviewed.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;January 21, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Custodian of Records / Public Information Officer
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Dispatch Records and Call Logs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Public Information Officer / Records Custodian:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552), I am requesting copies of the following records:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: Inmate Grievance Records — ████████████████</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-inmate-grievance-records/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-inmate-grievance-records/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, January 21, 2026. Acknowledged same day by Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens: &amp;ldquo;Request received and under review.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;January 21, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Custodian of Records / Public Information Officer
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — Inmate Grievance Records, ████████████████&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Public Information Officer / Records Custodian:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552), I am requesting copies of the following records from the Colorado County Jail:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>TPIA Request: PREA Policies and Jail Operations Procedures</title><link>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-jail-policies-prea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://aiether.info/posts/tpia-jail-policies-prea/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Submitted via email to the Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office, January 21, 2026. Acknowledged same day by Administrative Assistant Eugenia Behrens: &amp;ldquo;Request has been received and is under review.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;January 21, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIA EMAIL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colorado County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Office
Attn: Custodian of Records / Public Information Officer
Columbus, TX 78934&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Public Information Request — PREA Policies and Jail Operations Procedures&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Public Information Officer / Records Custodian: &lt;em&gt;(Please forward to the appropriate person if you aren&amp;rsquo;t the correct contacts for this request)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>