Parker councilman criticizes county TPIA response, warns about PID information access

Buddy Pilgrim, who identified himself as a Parker councilman and gave his address, used his public comment time to criticize a July 1 county response to his June 9 Texas Public Information Act request regarding communications and approval processes for an RTG plat associated with Don and Phillip Huffines and Huffines Communities.

Pilgrim said the county’s reply improperly asked him to narrow his request by providing specific dates, recipients and communications that he said he cannot reasonably identify. He called the attorney-written response “a ridiculous waste of money” and said similar tactics had been used in other jurisdictions that cost taxpayers in attorney’s fees when litigated. Pilgrim said he may submit additional TPIA requests related to the PID and that he does not expect the county to respond in the same manner again.