System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.
Amend CSHB 9 in SECTION 3 of the bill by striking added
Section 418.182, Government Code (Senate committee printing, page
6, lines 9 through 23), and substituting the following:
Sec. 418.182. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS. (a) Except as provided by
Subsections (b) and (c), information, including access codes and
passwords, in the possession of a governmental entity that relates
to the specifications, operating procedures, or location of a
security system used to protect public or private property from an
act of terrorism or related criminal activity is confidential.
(b) Financial information in the possession of a
governmental entity that relates to the expenditure of funds by a
governmental entity for a security system is public information
that is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552.
(c) Information in the possession of a governmental entity
that relates to the location of a security camera in a private
office at a state agency, including an institution of higher
education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is public
information and is not excepted from required disclosure under
Chapter 552 unless the security camera:
(1) is located in an individual personal residence
for which the state provides security; or
(2) is in use for surveillance in an active criminal
investigation.