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PCT Activity files public-records requests in Polk County and publishes what comes back. Free to read, no paywall, no signup.
Texas law lets agencies bill for copying and for the staff hours spent on redactions. Those invoices get paid out of pocket before anything shows up here, and when one cannot be covered, the request simply does not happen.
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What records actually cost
Agencies quoted$636.00
Actually paid$46.50
$589.50
Quoted · never paid
never obtained
never obtained
That last number is the point. Fees quoted and never paid mean
the request went unfulfilled — those records are not in this archive and
the public still cannot read them. One was withdrawn; another is sitting under
Attorney General review. Only the request paid in full produced documents.
Based on the 3 requests with cost data recorded so far, so treat these as a floor rather than the full tally. Every charge is itemized on the cost transparency page.
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