Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)¶

To the Public Information Officer,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications
and artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,
2025) concerning:

Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)

My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence
P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions
Transcript/Title IV matters
Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling

Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this request.
Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC,
Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant
course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other
custodians routed these topics. Include meeting
invites/agendas/attendee lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats,
working files, and message threads.

Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst,
.csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).
If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific
burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t
Code §§ 552.222 and 552.267.

Respectfully,

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

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Good Afternoon,



Texas Tech University System's (TTUS) response to your request below and attached above are attached herein.  We have also attached a copy of the request for brief letter, which was sent to the Attorney General.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.







Sincerely,



Brontë C. Staugaard



Assistant General Counsel



Texas Tech University System



(806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]







This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.







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



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



Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:18 AM



To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu<mailto:publicinfo@ttu.edu>>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu<mailto:Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>>



Cc: william.webster@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:william.webster@ttuhsc.edu>; beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu>; Gonzales, Frank <Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu>>



Subject: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)







This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!











To the Public Information Officer,







Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications and artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,



2025) concerning:







Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)







My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions Transcript/Title IV matters Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling







Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this request.



Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC, Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other custodians routed these topics. Include meeting invites/agendas/attendee lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats, working files, and message threads.







Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst, .csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).



If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 552.222 and 552.267.







Respectfully,







Kevin Bass PhD MS



Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

Good Afternoon,



Attached is a copy of the brief which was sent to the Attorney General for review.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.



Sincerely,

Brontë C. Staugaard

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Tech University System

(806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]



This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.



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From: Staugaard, Bronte

Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2025 4:48 PM

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

Subject: RE: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)



Good Afternoon,



Texas Tech University System's (TTUS) response to your request below and attached above are attached herein.  We have also attached a copy of the request for brief letter, which was sent to the Attorney General.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.







Sincerely,



Brontë C. Staugaard



Assistant General Counsel



Texas Tech University System



(806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]







This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.











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



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



Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:18 AM



To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu<mailto:publicinfo@ttu.edu>>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu<mailto:Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>>



Cc: william.webster@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:william.webster@ttuhsc.edu>; beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu>; Gonzales, Frank <Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu<mailto:Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu>>



Subject: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)







This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!











To the Public Information Officer,







Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications and artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,



2025) concerning:







Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)







My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions Transcript/Title IV matters Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling







Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this request.



Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC, Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other custodians routed these topics. Include meeting invites/agendas/attendee lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats, working files, and message threads.







Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst, .csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).



If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 552.222 and 552.267.







Respectfully,







Kevin Bass PhD MS



Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

Brontë,

Please provide the AG control/file number(s) and the date/time your
§552.301 request for decision was transmitted/received. Identify the
specific exceptions asserted, whether representative samples were
provided, and whether §552.305 third-party notices were issued (to
whom and when).

Pending the ruling, continue to segregate and release all non-excepted
records on a rolling basis per §552.221. If you contend nothing can be
released before the ruling, specify each exception and explain why
redaction won’t suffice.

Kevin Norris Bass

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM Staugaard, Bronte
<Bronte.Staugaard@ttu.edu> wrote:
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> Texas Tech University System's (TTUS) response to your request below and attached above are attached herein.  We have also attached a copy of the request for brief letter, which was sent to the Attorney General.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brontë C. Staugaard
>
> Assistant General Counsel
>
> Texas Tech University System
>
> (806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]
>
>
>
> This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the original message.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>
>
> Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:18 AM
>
> To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>
>
> Cc: william.webster@ttuhsc.edu; beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu; Gonzales, Frank <Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu>
>
> Subject: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)
>
>
>
> This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!
>
>
>
>
>
> To the Public Information Officer,
>
>
>
> Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications and artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,
>
> 2025) concerning:
>
>
>
> Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)
>
>
>
> My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions Transcript/Title IV matters Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling
>
>
>
> Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this request.
>
> Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC, Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other custodians routed these topics. Include meeting invites/agendas/attendee lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats, working files, and message threads.
>
>
>
> Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst, .csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).
>
> If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 552.222 and 552.267.
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
> Kevin Bass PhD MS
>
> Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]

Brontë,

Please provide the AG control/file number(s) and the date/time your
§552.301 request for decision was transmitted/received. Identify the
specific exceptions asserted, whether representative samples were provided,
and whether §552.305 third-party notices were issued (to whom and when).

Pending the ruling, continue to segregate and release all non-excepted
records on a rolling basis per §552.221. If you contend nothing can be
released before the ruling, specify each exception and explain why
redaction won’t suffice.

Kevin

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: *[REDACTED – PHONE]*


On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM Staugaard, Bronte <Bronte.Staugaard@ttu.edu>
wrote:

> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> Attached is a copy of the brief which was sent to the Attorney General for
> review.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will
> respond accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brontë C. Staugaard
>
> Assistant General Counsel
>
> Texas Tech University System
>
> (806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]
>
>
>
> This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney
> and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the
> individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or
> copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient
> is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
> contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the
> original message.
>
>
>
> *From:* Staugaard, Bronte
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2025 4:48 PM
> *To:* Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications
> & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> Texas Tech University System's (TTUS) response to your request below and
> attached above are attached herein.  We have also attached a copy of the
> request for brief letter, which was sent to the Attorney General.  Once we
> receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brontë C. Staugaard
>
> Assistant General Counsel
>
> Texas Tech University System
>
> (806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]
>
>
>
> This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney
> and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the
> individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or
> copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient
> is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
> contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the
> original message.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>
>
> Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:18 AM
>
> To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>
>
> Cc: william.webster@ttuhsc.edu; beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu; Gonzales, Frank
> <Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu>
>
> Subject: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications &
> Artifacts (Oct 3–present)
>
>
>
> This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<
> https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!
>
>
>
>
>
> To the Public Information Officer,
>
>
>
> Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications and
> artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,
>
> 2025) concerning:
>
>
>
> Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)
>
>
>
> My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence
> P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions Transcript/Title IV matters
> Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling
>
>
>
> Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this
> request.
>
> Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC,
> Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant
> course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other custodians
> routed these topics. Include meeting invites/agendas/attendee
> lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats, working files, and message threads.
>
>
>
> Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst,
> .csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).
>
> If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific
> burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code
> §§ 552.222 and 552.267.
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
> Kevin Bass PhD MS
>
> Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]
>

Counsel Bronte,

Please find attached a courtesy copy of my written comments submitted today
to the Office of the Attorney General under Tex. Gov’t Code § 552.304
regarding TTUS File Nos. 2025-844 and 2025-845 (request date October 9,
2025).

This copy is provided for your records and to avoid any surprise about the
substance of my submission.

Sincerely,
Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: *[REDACTED – PHONE]*


On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM Staugaard, Bronte <Bronte.Staugaard@ttu.edu>
wrote:

> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> Attached is a copy of the brief which was sent to the Attorney General for
> review.  Once we receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will
> respond accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brontë C. Staugaard
>
> Assistant General Counsel
>
> Texas Tech University System
>
> (806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]
>
>
>
> This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney
> and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the
> individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or
> copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient
> is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
> contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the
> original message.
>
>
>
> *From:* Staugaard, Bronte
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2025 4:48 PM
> *To:* Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications
> & Artifacts (Oct 3–present)
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> Texas Tech University System's (TTUS) response to your request below and
> attached above are attached herein.  We have also attached a copy of the
> request for brief letter, which was sent to the Attorney General.  Once we
> receive the opinion from the Attorney General, we will respond accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brontë C. Staugaard
>
> Assistant General Counsel
>
> Texas Tech University System
>
> (806) [REDACTED – PARTIAL-PHONE]
>
>
>
> This communication, including any attachments, originates from an Attorney
> and may contain confidential information and is intended only for the
> individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or
> copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient
> is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
> contact the sender by reply e-mail, delete and destroy all copies of the
> original message.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com>
>
> Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:18 AM
>
> To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>
>
> Cc: william.webster@ttuhsc.edu; beverly.munoz@ttuhsc.edu; Gonzales, Frank
> <Frank.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu>
>
> Subject: Public Information Request — Rolling Window Communications &
> Artifacts (Oct 3–present)
>
>
>
> This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<
> https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!
>
>
>
>
>
> To the Public Information Officer,
>
>
>
> Under the Texas Public Information Act, please produce communications and
> artifacts created after my earlier TPIA submissions (Oct 2–3,
>
> 2025) concerning:
>
>
>
> Kevin Norris Bass (name/email variants)
>
>
>
> My Preservation Notice and any right-to-reply correspondence
> P3/SPPCC/professionalism materials/decisions Transcript/Title IV matters
> Hearing recordings/transcripts and any integrity/audit handling
>
>
>
> Time window: Oct 3, 2025, 12:30 AM CT → time of your receipt of this
> request.
>
> Sources/custodians: emails and Teams/Slack/IM/SMS of the PIO/OGC,
> Registrar, Student Life/Student Affairs, IT/ITSolutions, relevant
> course/program leadership (e.g., MSCI-5120/6120), and any other custodians
> routed these topics. Include meeting invites/agendas/attendee
> lists/minutes/notes, in-meeting chats, working files, and message threads.
>
>
>
> Please produce in native format where feasible (e.g., .msg/.eml, .pst,
> .csv/.xlsx for metadata exports, original file types for documents).
>
> If any portion is unclear or unduly burdensome, identify the specific
> burden and propose a reasonable narrowing consistent with Tex. Gov’t Code
> §§ 552.222 and 552.267.
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
> Kevin Bass PhD MS
>
> Phone: [REDACTED – PHONE]
>