Following the April 23 dispute letter and AG complaint, the request was reassigned within Van Alstyne ISD from Jodi Melvin to Ross Coleman. Over the next several days, the district worked with LION to resolve both the fee question and the format question.

On April 30, 2026, Coleman confirmed in writing that Invoice JM-01 was withdrawn — “no charges will be assessed for your request” — and the same afternoon sent the complete fulfillment: five per-campus library catalogs in spreadsheet format, plus the district’s ELAR reading list:

• Van Alstyne High School
• Van Alstyne Middle School
• Van Alstyne Junior High
• Sanford Elementary
• Partin Elementary

The matter was resolved by Van Alstyne ISD voluntarily and before any Attorney General disposition. LION’s AG complaint, Service Request OR-26-020917-CC, remains on file with the Open Government Division. No ruling has been issued.

The Texas Public Information Act caps the labor charge a governmental body may assess for fulfilling a routine request, and Texas Administrative Code 1 TAC §70.3 sets out when no charge may be imposed. Under those rules, a basic catalog export from a school district’s library management system should be a routine reporting function with no chargeable labor.

On April 21, 2026, Van Alstyne ISD responded with Invoice JM-01 — $75 in labor charges, three hours at $25 per hour — for the April 17 records request. LION declined the charge.

On April 23, 2026, LION sent the district a formal dispute letter citing Texas Government Code §§552.272 and 552.267 along with 1 TAC §70.3, and filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General’s Open Government Division. The complaint was assigned Service Request OR-26-020917-CC.

Van Alstyne Independent School District serves students in Grayson and Collin Counties.

On April 17, 2026, LION filed a Texas Public Information Act request with Van Alstyne ISD asking for the complete export of each campus library catalog in electronic format, plus any district reading or curriculum lists in use during the 2025–26 school year.

The request was directed to Jodi Melvin, then VAISD’s designated Public Information Coordinator. Texas Government Code §552.221 sets a ten-business-day response window for public-information requests.