Title IX Investigation
| Tracking # |
UT Austin ORR no. 5364 5364 R005271-100123 |
| Submitted | Sept. 29, 2023 |
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From: Cara Kelly
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents maintained by the University of Texas, Austin involving Title IX complaints and investigations involving state Sen. Charles Schwertner from 2010 - present.
Records requested include but are not limited to: formal or informal complaints, investigations, investigative reports, findings of facts, supporting material and documents, interviews, letters, evidence gathered, determinations, executive summaries, etc.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Cara Kelly
From: University of Texas, Austin
Dear Cara Kelly:
Thank you for your interest in the public records of The University of Texas at Austin.
Your request has been given the reference number R005271-100123 for
tracking purposes. Your request is being processed in accordance with Chapter
552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. We will respond to
you on or before 10/16/2023. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents maintained by the University of Texas, Austin involving Title IX complaints and investigations involving state Sen. Charles Schwertner from 2010 - present.
Records requested include but are not limited to: formal or informal complaints, investigations, investigative reports, findings of facts, supporting material and documents, interviews, letters, evidence gathered, determinations, executive summaries, etc.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Cara Kelly
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The University of Texas at Austin
From: University of Texas, Austin
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST #R005271-100123
Dear Cara Kelly,
The University of Texas at Austin received a public information request from you which provides as follows: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents maintained by the University of Texas, Austin involving Title IX complaints and investigations involving state Sen. Charles Schwertner from 2010 - present.
Records requested include but are not limited to: formal or informal complaints, investigations, investigative reports, findings of facts, supporting material and documents, interviews, letters, evidence gathered, determinations, executive summaries, etc.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Cara Kelly
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This message is provided in final response to your request. There have been no Title IX complaints or investigations involving Senator Schwertner. Therefore, UT Austin has no documents responsive to your request.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 512-471-8300.
Sincerely,
Bob Bonner-Davis
Chief Public Information Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Legal Affairs
From: Cara Kelly
Hi Bob,
Thank you for the response. I tried calling your office, and left a message on David's line.
There was an investigation conducted by the University of Texas that received considerable news coverage, including around an Executive Summary, which I've attached. I wanted to see why that didn't come up in my records request. If I've got the wrong UT, I apologize, but it appeared to have originated through UT at Austin.
Thank you,
Cara
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #R005271-100123.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: University of Texas, Austin
Cara,
Thanks for writing. We sent a final response to UT Austin ORR no. 5271 on October 16, 2023, which read:
This message is provided in final response to your request. There have been no Title IX complaints or investigations involving Senator Schwertner. Therefore, UT Austin has no documents responsive to your request.
We spoke on the phone after you got that reply, after which you submitted a new request, ORR no. 5364. We are working on that one and expect to have a response out to you tomorrow.
BOB BONNER-DAVIS, J.D., Chief Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin | Open Records Department | 512-471-3567 | bob.davis@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:bob.davis@austin.utexas.edu>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #5364.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: University of Texas, Austin
Cara,
We responded to this request (UT Austin ORR no. 5364) on November 2, 2023, letting you know that copies of the responsive information are available for download on UT Austin’s Public Information Portal. That email would have been sent by utexas@mycusthelp.net<mailto:utexas@mycusthelp.net>. Let me know if you’re not seeing that message or if you’re having issues accessing the released files so that we can find another way to get our response to you. Thanks!
BOB BONNER-DAVIS, J.D., Chief Public Information Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin | Open Records Department | 512-471-3567 | bob.davis@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:bob.davis@austin.utexas.edu>
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