Once a license application or notice is filed with the OCCC, it becomes a "state record" under Texas Government Code, §441.180(11), and "public information" under Government Code, §552.002. Under Government Code, §§441.190, 441.191 and 552.004, the original applications and notices must be preserved as "state records" and "public information" unless destroyed with the approval of the director and librarian of the State Archives and Library Commission under Government Code, §441.187. An individual may request copies of a state record under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.

Source Note:The provisions of this §89.311 adopted to be effective November 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 7919; amended to be effective January 1, 2026, 50 TexReg 8552.