TPIA Request — Targeted Communications (Designated Custodians)¶

To the Public Information Officer,

Attached is my TPIA request seeking targeted emails and Teams/Slack
messages referencing "Kevin Bass" or "Kevin Norris Bass" (and my email
variants) for the date range noted. Please search the custodians and
systems described in the attached letter. If any portion is unclear or
unduly burdensome, please identify the burden with specificity and
propose narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 552.222 and
552.267.

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

Good Afternoon,



Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is in receipt of your Texas Public Information Act request below/attached.  However, TTUS seeks to discuss with you how the scope of your request might be narrowed and/or clarified pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.222(b).  TTUS requests that you narrow or clarify the scope of your request as follows:

  1.  Your request seeks all communications across a significant number of custodians and numerous platforms (emails, Teams/SharePoint/Slack/IM/SMS/iMessages, GroupMe, WhatsApp, Signal, etc.) over a 28-month period. The search alone will result in significant costs to you.
  2.  You may wish to consider narrowing the scope of your request to reduce these potential costs. For example, you could limit your request by doing the following:



  *   Reduce Custodians: Limit your request to only 2-3 custodians instead of numerous custodians.
  *   Narrow the Timeframe: Narrow the 28-month period to a more relevant period, such as a single semester or academic year.
  *   Limit Platforms: Narrow your request to search university email only and exclude other collaboration and messaging platforms.



Please simply respond to this request and let us know if you are willing to narrow/clarify the scope of your request in the manner suggested or in some other manner.  Please note that we may be required to send some information to the Texas Attorney General for review prior to release.  That process could take 2-3 months.  TTUS is required to inform you that if you do not respond to this request for narrowing/clarification within 61 days from the date of this request, your request will be considered withdrawn.



Sincerely,

Brontë C. Staugaard

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Tech University System

(806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]



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-----Original Message-----

From: Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com<mailto:kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>>

Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2025 8:11 PM

To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu<mailto:publicinfo@ttu.edu>>

Cc: Bentley, Eric <Eric.Bentley@ttu.edu<mailto:Eric.Bentley@ttu.edu>>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu<mailto:Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>>

Subject: TPIA Request — Targeted Communications (Designated Custodians)



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To the Public Information Officer,



Attached is my TPIA request seeking targeted emails and Teams/Slack messages referencing "Kevin Bass" or "Kevin Norris Bass" (and my email

variants) for the date range noted. Please search the custodians and systems described in the attached letter. If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, please identify the burden with specificity and propose narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 552.222 and 552.267.



Kevin Bass PhD MS

Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]