Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
Subtitle A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
Chapter 403. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS |
Subchapter M. STUDY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY VALUES |
Sec. 403.304. COOPERATION WITH COMPTROLLER; CONFIDENTIALITY
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(a) A school district, appraisal district, or other governmental entity in this state shall promptly comply with an oral or written request from the comptroller for information to be used in conducting a study, including information that is made confidential by Chapter 552 of this code, Section 22.27, Tax Code, or another law of this state.
(a-1) All information the comptroller obtains from a person, other than a government or governmental subdivision or agency, under an assurance that the information will be kept confidential, in the course of conducting a study is confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in Subsection (b).
(b) Information made confidential by this section may be disclosed:
(1) in a judicial or administrative proceeding pursuant to a lawful subpoena;
(2) to the person who gave the information to the comptroller; or
(3) for statistical purposes if in a form that does not identify specific property or a specific property owner.