The Public Information Officer oversees the responsibility required by the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) to work with the members of the general public in providing access to publicly available information that is collected or maintained by the Huntsville Independent School District.

Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives the public the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer’s agent 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 (*see Request for Confidential Educational Records section below).  Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.

All Public Information Requests also referred to as Open Records Requests are protected under the Texas Public Information Act and must be submitted in writing to include the specific information being requested.  To expedite responses, please submit all requests for public information in writing and include the following information:

• Name

• Address

• Phone number

• Specific description of requested information

• Manner in which responsive information, if available, should be sent

Per required posting both online and at the Hawkins Administration Building - Central Office for the district, ALL Public Information / Open Records Requests should be submitted/directed to the following:

By US Mail to: 

Huntsville Independent School District 
Public Information Request
Attention: Public Information Office
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, TX  77320

By email to:

shollis@huntsville-isd.org
Please include in the subject line "Public Information Request"

By fax to:

936-435-6656 

In person at:

Hawkins Administration Building
441 FM 2821 East
Huntsville, TX  77320

The request should include the name and contact information of the person making the request in case the Public Information Officer has questions or a need for clarification.  Requestors may use the "optional" Public Information Request Submission Form shown below, but it is not required. 

Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code provides the authority under which a member of the public may access government records without question as to the use of the information. However, certain information is protected from disclosure under the exceptions in the Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other constitutional, statutory or judicial decisions.