{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-36.158","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 36.158","heading":"ACCESS TO INFORMATION.","body":"(a) A record or other evidence acquired under a subpoena under this subchapter or in response to a request for information under Section 101.104 is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to:\n(1) complete the investigation;\n(2) protect the person being investigated from unwarranted injury; or\n(3) serve the public interest.\n(b) The record or other evidence is not subject to a subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena, until:\n(1) the record or other evidence is released for public inspection by the commissioner; or\n(2) after notice and a hearing, a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the commissioner.\n(c) Except for good cause, a district court order under Subsection (b) may not apply to:\n(1) a record or communication received from another law enforcement or regulatory agency; or\n(2) the internal notes, memoranda, reports, or communications made in connection with a matter that the commissioner has the authority to consider or investigate.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (S.B. 1809), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE","CHAPTER 36. DEPARTMENT RULES AND PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL SUBPOENA POWERS; WITNESSES AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.36.htm#36.158","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"4885b1b680c5630ce98dad0e5cda85922e006688d73d638f4029c046d7806297","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-36.157","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-36.159"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}