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 anyone who wants to do a PIR for a city here is a tight info request to send them

Public Information Request
Pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 552
To: Public Information Officer
City of (YOUR CITY), Texas
Date: March 3, 2026
Dear Records Custodian:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov’t Code Chapter 552, I request access to and copies of the following existing records:
    1. Any written policies, memoranda, directives, guidance documents, reports, or communications (including emails and attachments) from January 1, 2020 to present that reference, discuss, or relate to:
        ◦ Traffic citation quotas;
        ◦ Traffic stop productivity metrics;
        ◦ Citation volume expectations;
        ◦ Performance benchmarks tied to the number of traffic stops, citations, or arrests;
        ◦ “Self-initiated activity” metrics used in officer evaluations.
    2. Any documents reflecting performance evaluation criteria, scoring systems, matrices, or measurable standards used for patrol officers, including materials used in determining:
        ◦ Promotion eligibility;
        ◦ Demotion;
        ◦ Discipline;
        ◦ Merit increases or incentive pay;
        ◦ Assignment to specialized units.
    3. Any communications (including emails and attachments) between the City Manager and the Chief of Police, Assistant Chiefs, or command staff from January 1, 2020 to present referencing:
        ◦ Traffic stop numbers;
        ◦ Citation totals;
        ◦ Citation-generated revenue;
        ◦ Productivity targets or benchmarks;
        ◦ Enforcement activity levels;
        ◦ Budget projections involving citation or fine revenue.
    4. Any budget documents, financial projections, revenue forecasts, or internal reports from January 1, 2020 to present reflecting anticipated or projected revenue derived from traffic citations, fines, or enforcement-related activity.
    5. Any training materials, supervisory guidance, audit findings, or internal review documents referencing performance measurement standards for traffic enforcement activity.
    6. Any Internal Affairs complaints, administrative complaints, or formal grievances filed from January 1, 2020 to present in which a complainant (including any officer or employee) alleged:
        ◦ Pressure to increase traffic stops, citations, or arrests;
        ◦ Expectations tied to numerical enforcement activity;
        ◦ Discipline or adverse employment action based on insufficient traffic stop or citation activity;
        ◦ Retaliation for failing to meet traffic enforcement expectations;
        ◦ The existence of a quota or informal quota system.
    7. Any findings, investigative summaries, disposition reports, or closing memoranda associated with complaints described in Item 6.
    8. Any communications between Internal Affairs, the Chief of Police, command staff, or the City Manager referencing complaints of “quota,” “productivity pressure,” or enforcement volume expectations.
    9. Any policy reviews, audits, or internal assessments conducted in response to allegations of citation quotas or enforcement-related productivity pressure.
This request seeks existing records only and does not require the creation of new documents.
If any responsive records are withheld, please identify the specific statutory exemption relied upon and provide the written notice required under Tex. Gov’t Code § 552.301.
If clarification or narrowing is required, please advise in writing.
I prefer responsive records in electronic format. If inspection is required, please provide available dates and times so I may inspect and copy the records.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Sincerely,

@Green_Gib, As to Ordinance /law, send me a request and I will send you the Pixler Petition for Writ of Mandamus which addresses this in detail and won at the court of appeals level.

One thing I objected to is when the prosecutor was building the foundation on the direct of the officer, she never asked about his training or anything and i had a copy of his training and also the list of the officers allowed to issue citations in texas.  But when I objected and tried to tell the judge that the prosecuter had not build the foundation to ask the officer questions she shut me down.

The 1915 case is what allows each state to essentially bypass the Constitution since the case says that driving a motor vehicle is a privilege.

It's what allows the state of california, for example, to treat tickets as "Infractions " subject to civil penalties.

Parking violations in California are classified as infractions under CVC §40000.1, but they are subject to civil penalties enforced through administrative procedures under CVC §40200(a)dd4b53141564.
Infractions are a type of civil offense (not misdemeanors or felonies), and the decriminalization in the early 1990s shifted enforcement from criminal courts to civil administrative systems to reduce burden on the judiciary.

If driving a motor vehicle was a right, following the constitutional right to travel, each state would have to treat parking and traffic tickets as criminal matters just like any other offense.