The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know
and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created. (Section 552.001(a), Texas Gov't Code)

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is committed to upholding the principles of transparency and access embodied in the Texas Public Information Act (PIA), Tex. Gov't Code, chapter 552. In accordance with the PIA, TDA provides prompt, equal, and open access to information that is not confidential or otherwise exempted from disclosure under the PIA.

To request records maintained by TDA, you must submit a request in writing using one of the following methods:

• Submit a request using TDA’s online form
• Submit a request via email to Pubinfo@TexasAgriculture.gov
• Submit a request via postal mail to the Public Information Office at:
  Public Information Office
  PO Box 12847
  Austin, Texas 78711; or
• Deliver your request in person to TDA, at:
  Texas Department of Agriculture
  Stephen F. Austin Building
  1700 North Congress, 11th Floor
  Austin, Texas 78701

PLEASE NOTE: Public information requests are not accepted by phone. A public information request must be made in writing, and the information requested must already be in existence. TDA is not required to answer questions, perform legal research, or create new information when responding to a public information request.

Questions? Please contact the Public Information Office.

As permitted by law, TDA has designated the following days as non-business days (CY2024) for the Public Information Office:

• Good Friday, April 18, 2025;.
• San Jacinto Day, April 21, 2025;
• Emancipation Day (Juneteenth), June 19, 2025;
• LBJ Day, August 27, 2025;
• Day before Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2025; and
• New Years Eve, December 31, 2025;