The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest
“This is one of the singularly most distressing cases that I’ve seen in terms of public access to records. This is stonewalling on steroids.” The post The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest appeared first on The Intercept .
The Intercept is taking legal action against the city of Alvarado, Texas, in an effort to obtain police records pertaining to a violent incident at an immigration detention facility known as Prairieland. This event led to a significant legal case called the Prairieland trial. The Intercept has accused the city and its police department of refusing to release records under the state's Public Information Act.
The news organization requested a judge to order the release of communications records between July 4 and July 18, 2025, related to a noise demonstration at the facility which turned violent. Although The Intercept agreed to pay for the records, the city has not processed the payment, leaving the request in a state of limbo, according to the complaint and attorney Terry Mutchler.
He emphasized the distressing nature of this case, calling it "stonewalling on steroids." The Intercept's payment was made in April, yet the city has not yet delivered the requested emails, certified the absence of responsive information, or provided any authorization from the attorney general to withhold the information.
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