The Defense Playbook
For Texas criminal defense lawyers

Public records on the agencies you cross-examine.

Policy manuals, officer rosters, and Attorney General rulings for every law enforcement agency in Tarrant County — obtained through Public Information Act requests, organized by agency, and dated so you know exactly how current they are.

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28 agencies in Tarrant County at launch

Arlington · Azle · Bedford · Benbrook · Burleson · Colleyville · Crowley · Euless · Everman · Forest Hill · Fort Worth · Grapevine · Haltom City · Hurst · Keller · Kennedale · Lake Worth · Mansfield · North Richland Hills · Pantego · Richland Hills · River Oaks · Saginaw · Southlake DPS · Tarrant County Sheriff's Office · Trophy Club · Watauga · White Settlement

What's inside, for every agency

Five things, in the same place every time. Every document carries the date we received it.

Policy manual

General orders and SOPs as individual documents — number, title, effective date, full PDF.

Personnel roster

Name, rank, badge, hire date, unit, supervisor, work email and phone. Sortable, exportable.

AG rulings

Open-records rulings on our requests, summarized in one plain-English line: what was withheld, and why.

Records contacts

Where to send your own request: portal link, PIA email, and mailing address.

Request status

When we asked, what came back, what is still outstanding or withheld — with an “as of” date.

Built for the courthouse hallway

Cross-examination

“Who is this officer — rank, hire date, supervisor?”

Type a last name. One result, one tap, everything the roster says.

Motions to suppress

“What does their policy actually require before a search?”

Search policy text across every agency, then open the PDF in effect.

Discovery & PIA requests

“Who do I send this to, and what did the AG already let them withhold?”

Contacts, prior rulings, and the exceptions they claimed — side by side.

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Questions

Where do the records come from?

Requests under the Texas Public Information Act (Gov’t Code ch. 552) to each agency. When an agency asks the Attorney General to withhold something, the ruling is posted too.

How current is it?

Every agency, document, and roster shows an “as of” date — the date the agency produced it. Check it before you rely on it.

Which counties are next?

Tarrant County first, then the District Attorney’s office and county offices. More counties follow.