Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends several sections of the Texas Government and Local Government Codes concerning the collection and disclosure of certain public information. It specifies that references to body-worn camera recordings include audio, video, or audiovisual formats. It clarifies the exceptions to information considered confidential, excluding attorney-client privilege, work product privilege, and certain state or federal discovery privileges. The bill mandates that basic information must be promptly released unless other provisions apply and establishes that untimely requests for an attorney general decision result in presumptions of public disclosure unless compelling reasons exist. It also updates the procedure for county clerks providing electronic copies of records. The bill's changes apply to requests for public information received from the effective date of Sept. 1, 2025, onward.
Terry Canales, chair of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding and member of the House Committee on Transportation, proposed another six bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Canales graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word and again from St. Mary's University School of Law with a JD.
Terry Canales is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 40th House district. He replaced previous state representative Aaron Peña in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1697 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 1694 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits |
| HB 1693 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the financial audit of certain open-enrollment charter schools by the state auditor |
| HB 1667 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system |
| HB 1666 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses |
| HB 1665 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees |
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