TPIA Request — E-Bike Ordinance & March 2026 Meeting Records
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On April 2, 2026, a Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552 ↗) request was submitted to the Village of Briarcliff seeking public records in six categories related to the March 25, 2026 Village Council meeting — including records concerning the proposed e-bike/e-motorcycle ordinance, request-to-speak forms, an “Exhibit A” referenced at the meeting, and Resolution 2026-03-25-06 (Annual Investment Policy).
This page documents the request, the Village’s response, and the current status of the matter before the Attorney General.
Source Documents
Request & Response
| Document | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Original TPIA Request (PDF) | April 2, 2026 | Six-category request emailed to the Village of Briarcliff |
| Village 10-Day Letter to AG (PDF) | April 17, 2026 | Bojorquez Law Firm’s § 552.301(b) letter to the AG on behalf of the Village, claiming §§ 552.101, 552.107, and 552.111 |
| Village 15-Day Brief to AG (PDF) | April 24, 2026 | Bojorquez Law Firm’s § 552.301(e) substantive brief to the AG (OAG Tracking ID OR26019648) |
| Records Produced — Redacted (PDF) | April 24, 2026 | 32-page set produced to the requestor alongside the 15-day brief: 22 Request-to-Speak forms (Category 1), Resolution 2026-03-25-06 with Exhibit A investment policy (Category 6), and one email thread on e-bike enforcement (Categories 3/4). Further redacted by the requestor for privacy — see note below. |
What Was Requested
The request covered six categories of records:
| Category | Subject |
|---|---|
| 1 — Request-to-Speak Forms | Names, topics, and denial communications for anyone who requested to address the Council at the March 2026 meeting |
| 2 — Legal Counsel Consultation | Billing records, communications with counsel, draft ordinance language, legal memos, and consultation dates/participants related to the e-bike/e-motorcycle ordinance |
| 3 — Complaints Prompting the Ordinance | All citizen complaints, reports, incident logs, emails, Facebook messages, and other records regarding e-bikes, e-motorcycles, Sur-Rons, or similar vehicles |
| 4 — Pre-Meeting Communications & Enforcement | Communications between Village officials and third parties (constables, Facebook group admins, community members) about the ordinance’s substance, scope, or enforcement — particularly any sharing before the agenda was publicly posted |
| 5 — “Exhibit A” | The document itself, distribution records, and communications about its omission from the publicly posted agenda |
| 6 — Resolution 2026-03-25-06 | The adopted resolution, the investment policy, supporting materials, and any prior versions |
The request included a fee waiver request under Texas Government Code § 552.267 ↗ and was submitted in electronic format.
The Village’s Response
April 17 — 10-day letter to the AG
On April 17, 2026, Village Attorney Erin A. Higginbotham of Bojorquez Law Firm filed a 10-day letter with the Office of the Attorney General under Texas Government Code § 552.301 ↗(b). The Village claimed three exceptions to disclosure — § 552.101 (confidential information), § 552.107 (certain legal matters / attorney-client privilege), and § 552.111 (agency memoranda / deliberative process) — and also asserted that some of the requested information “is not information that is collected, assembled, or maintained under a law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business.”
The 10-day letter did not identify which categories or specific records are subject to any particular exception. All three exceptions were invoked broadly across the entire six-category request.
April 24 — 15-day brief and partial production
On April 24, 2026, the Village submitted its § 552.301(e) 15-day brief to the AG (OAG Tracking ID OR26019648). The requestor received a copy under § 552.301(e-1), along with 32 pages of records:
- Category 1 — Request-to-Speak Forms: 22 completed forms from the March 25, 2026 meeting, all submitted for the e-bike agenda item. The Village redacted only the email address field on each form; names, home addresses, phone numbers, handwritten topic statements, and signatures were otherwise visible.
- Category 6 — Resolution 2026-03-25-06: The adopted resolution and its attached Exhibit A (a 5-page Village of Briarcliff Investment Policy), signed by the Mayor and Village Clerk.
- Categories 3 / 4 — Complaints & Pre-meeting Communications: One email thread (March 29 – April 1, 2026) between a resident, the BPOA office, and the City Secretary on the subject of e-bike enforcement on the dam and trail.
Records responsive to Category 2 (legal counsel consultation), the broader scope of Category 4 (pre-meeting communications), and Category 5 (“Exhibit A” distribution and omission records) were not included in this set. The Village’s substantive brief, linked above, sets out the exceptions the Village claims apply to the records being withheld.
Note
Additional redactions applied before publication. The Request-to-Speak forms as released by the Village expose speakers’ home addresses and personal phone numbers, and some of the speakers are minors. To avoid using this page to broadcast that contact information, the requestor has further redacted the PDF linked above: on each form, the three-row band covering the Address, Phone Number, and Email Address fields is blacked out — names, the meeting date, the residency checkbox, the handwritten topic statements, the acknowledgement, signatures, and the Village’s “Received by” line all remain visible. On the email thread pages, the resident’s personal phone number in his signature block has been redacted. On the final denial-email page, the third-party sender’s personal cell phone and personal email address have been redacted; his name, title, employer, work address, NMLS number, and the bank’s logo remain visible. No substantive content from the Village’s brief or the Category 6 public records has been altered.
What Happens Next
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Pending | Requestor may file written comments with the AG stating reasons the information should be released (§ 552.304) |
| Pending | AG ruling — up to 45 business days from receipt of the Village’s submission (§ 552.306) |
Note
This page presents the factual record of the TPIA request and the Village’s response. All source documents are linked above for independent review. This page will be updated as the matter progresses — including any requestor comments filed with the AG and the AG’s eventual ruling.