City of Fort Worth sues Attorney General Ken Paxton over ex-worker’s request for records
The city of Fort Worth has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton after his office said the city had to comply with a former employee’s request for information in their personnel file.
The city submitted a brief to Paxton’s office arguing that a portion of the former employee’s public records request — the city investigator’s impressions created in anticipation of litigation — constitutes attorney work product and is therefore confidential. The former employee had requested their personnel file and records related to an investigation against the former staffer.
Paxton’s office ruled the city could not withhold the information in question.
The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 11 in Travis County District Court. The city passed a resolution on Tuesday ratifying the lawsuit.
The city’s ratification of the lawsuit comes as news broke Tuesday that Paxton fled his McKinney home to avoid being served with a subpoena, according to an affadavit filed in federal court.
This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM.
