Ways to Submit a Public Information Request
Under Senate Bill 944, passed by the Texas Legislature during its 86th session, a governmental body may name one email address, one mailing address and one hand-delivery address, along with an electronic option on its website, as the official channels for receiving requests under the Public Information Act.
In August 2026, the Fredville City Council adopted a resolution (PDF, 886 KB) that brings the city's existing intake practices in line with Senate Bill 944. Please send your request through one of the approved methods listed below.
Online Requests
Submitting online is the quickest and simplest option. The portal never closes, is easy to use and lets you follow your request as it moves through the process.
Police
Covers arrest records, crash reports, case files, dash camera and body camera video, and offense or incident reports. Use the police open records request form.
Fire
Covers fire incident reports and medical reports. Use the fire incident report request form.
Animal Services
Use the Animal Services open records request form.
General
Covers public information held by any other city department. Use the general city public information request form.
Track Your Request
Check on a request you have already submitted through the online status tracker.
Send your written request to [email protected].
Office of the City Secretary
City of Fredville
P.O. Box 1000, Fredville, TX 75999
Deliver in Person
Requests for records held by general city departments go to the City Secretary's Office at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Fredville, TX 75999.
Requests for police records go to:
Police Records Division
Public Safety Building, 700 Penwick Lane, Fredville, TX 75999
After You Submit a Request
- The city answers public information requests promptly.
- Simple requests may be filled quickly, while others take longer because of how many records are involved or how complex they are.
- When records cannot be produced within 10 business days, the city will tell you in writing the date and time they will be ready.
- Some records may include information that the law makes confidential or exempts from release.
- Where the law calls for it, the city may ask the Texas Attorney General to decide whether certain information can be withheld.
Have Questions About Your Rights?
The Texas Attorney General publishes a summary of your rights as a requestor (PDF, 121 KB).
About the Public Information Act
Under this state law, the public has a guaranteed right to see government information. You may ask to inspect records, receive copies, or both. The Act reaches only records that already exist when you ask for them; a government body does not have to create new documents or carry out legal research for you. Legally, the only thing an open records request must be is written down.
Your rights under the Act begin as soon as the city receives your request in writing. The city may not ask why you want the information. It may, however, ask you to clarify a request that is unclear, and if you have asked for a large volume of records, it may talk with you about ways to narrow the request.
The law requires public information to be released "promptly." In practice, the city is allowed whatever time is reasonable given the facts of each individual request. How much information you ask for weighs heavily in what counts as a reasonable response time.
For More Information
Call the City Secretary's Office at (555) 010-3053.
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