Public Information Requests

Dumas Independent School District (Dumas ISD) handles all request for public information in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act, Texas

Procedures to Obtain Information

• Submit a written request by mail, fax, email, or in-person according to the district’s reasonable procedures.
• Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the district to accurately identify and locate the information requested.
• Cooperate with the district’s reasonable efforts to clarify the type or amount of information requested.

This procedure allows Dumas ISD to accurately document the date each request is received and respond in writing within the required ten business day period.

All information made available for review and/or retrieval, Dumas ISD charges $.10 per copy for requests over $40. The district will send an itemized statement and ask for a response in writing, verifying that the requestor accepts the estimate. The requestor must respond to any written estimate of charges within 10 days of the date the district sent it or the request is considered automatically withdrawn.

All requests for public information must be submitted in writing to the Public Information Officer through one of the following methods:

• Email – PublicInfo@dumasisd.org
• U.S. mail - PO Box 695, TX 79029 ATTN: Public Information Officer
• In-person – 421 West 4^th Street, Dumas, TX 79029