On May 29, 2026, LION — Local Integrity Oversight Network — filed its first Texas Public Information Act request with Pottsboro Independent School District, seeking native library catalog exports for every campus and any approved reading lists used in district English / Language Arts classes during the 2025–26 school year.

The Texas Public Information Act, codified at Government Code Chapter 552, gives any member of the public the right to request government records and obligates a public body to respond within 10 business days — either by producing the records, seeking an Attorney General ruling on a withholding, or providing a written cost estimate when production charges will exceed $40.

LION’s request, assigned reference number POTTSBOROISD-PIA-001, was addressed to Superintendent Kevin Matthews, the district’s designated Public Information Coordinator. It contained two items: (1) a current complete library catalog or holdings inventory listing titles, authors, and copy counts for each of the three Pottsboro campuses — Elementary, Middle School, and High School — preferably as the native export from the district’s library management system (Follett Destiny, Alexandria, Mackin VIA, or equivalent); and (2) any district-wide or campus-specific approved reading lists, supplemental materials lists, or English / Language Arts curriculum book lists used for the 2025–26 school year.

LION asked for a fee waiver under Texas Government Code §552.267 on public-interest grounds, requested written notice of any cost estimate above the $40 threshold under §552.2615 before work began, and identified Excel (.xlsx), CSV, or the system’s native export as the preferred delivery formats — those formats are generally available from existing reporting functions without additional staff time to reformat. The statutory response window ran until June 15, 2026.

Source: POTTSBOROISD-PIA-001 request, May 29, 2026.

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