TPIA Request — TTUHSC Proceedings re Kevin Norris Bass (06/01/2023–present)¶

Subject: TPIA Request – Proceedings/Communications (June 1, 2023 –
October 2, 2025)

Public Information Officer,

Please find attached my TPIA request regarding
proceedings/communications re Kevin Norris Bass for June 1, 2023 –
October 2, 2025. Electronic delivery and rolling production are
preferred.

Fee cap/waiver: If estimated costs exceed $100, please provide an
itemized estimate before proceeding; I request waiver/reduction under
§ 552.267.

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 – HOME-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 for all “Communications, memoranda, notes, meeting agendas/minutes, tasking directives, and decision records” is overly broad. In order for us to identify and locate potentially responsive information, we ask that you please clarify your request by identifying the specific document(s) you are seeking. For example, you may wish to clarify that you are seeking the final dismissal letter or the final decision of the Appeals Panel.
  2.  Further, because your request identifies over two dozen custodians or custodian groups across numerous departments and asks for a search of multiple communication platforms (including email, Teams, and personal messaging applications), the search required to locate potentially responsive records could be extensive. This process may require significant manual review by multiple departments and complex searches by departments before any information could be released. This necessary process could result in significant costs to you.
  3.  As such, 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:

  *   Prioritize Custodians: Limit your request to the 3-5 most critical custodians you believe hold the primary decision-making records.
  *   Specify Document Types: Instead of all communications and notes, you could request specific final determination documents, such as the official Criminal Trespass Warning notice, the final report from the professionalism proceedings, or the final dismissal hearing decision.
  *   Provide Keywords: To help focus the search of electronic communications across numerous platforms, you could provide a limited set of specific search terms.



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) 742-2155



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

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

Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2025 5:30 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 — TTUHSC Proceedings re Kevin Norris Bass (06/01/2023–present)



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Subject: TPIA Request – Proceedings/Communications (June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025)



Public Information Officer,



Please find attached my TPIA request regarding proceedings/communications re Kevin Norris Bass for June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025. Electronic delivery and rolling production are preferred.



Fee cap/waiver: If estimated costs exceed $100, please provide an itemized estimate before proceeding; I request waiver/reduction under § 552.267.



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 – HOME-PHONE]

Hello, thanks for your 10/17 note.

To move quickly and keep costs low, I clarify:
People (5): Eric Bentley; Ronny Wall; William Webster; Amanda McSween;
Beverly Muñoz.
Where: university email only (no Teams/Slack/texts for now).
Dates: 6/1/2023 → present.
Terms (OR): “Kevin Norris Bass” OR “Kevin Bass” OR kbassphiladelphia@
OR trespass OR dismissal OR appeal OR SDS OR ADA OR accommodation.
Priority first: final decision letters; final hearing/appeal outcomes;
any Criminal Trespass Warning; any final reports/sanctions.
Segregate‑and‑release: please release non‑exempt portions immediately
on a rolling basis.
Format: native email (.eml/.pst) with full headers/attachments, PDFs
for final docs; electronic only. If volume is heavy, a quick
headers/index export first (existing export) is fine; then staged
content.
Schedule: if you can’t produce within 10 business days, send the
written date/time for the first batch and the staged production
schedule you’re using.
Existing artifacts (existing only): content‑search job details (job
ID, query, date/time run, target mailboxes, export report/item
counts); any export receipts/checksums; the search‑definition
snapshot; any custodian hold/acknowledgment emails;
message‑trace/transport‑rule hits for my address/keywords; the
request/ticket log (ID + timestamps) and any production schedule. If
your search touched PublicInfo@, Registrar@, OGC/OpenRecords@,
Student.Life@, or DOME@, please include final emails/attachments from
those boxes.
Costs: proceed Phase‑1 up to $40; before exceeding, send a refreshed
itemized estimate.
Receipt & deadlines: sent Mon Oct 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM CT; please
confirm you treat Oct 20 as the date of receipt. Based on that: Day‑10
= Mon Nov 3, 2025; Day‑15 = Mon Nov 10, 2025. If you consider Oct 20 a
non‑business day or are suspending under a catastrophe notice, please
attach the designation/notice so I can adjust. I’m happy to further
narrow after a quick hit‑count/index.

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: [REDACTED – HOME-PHONE]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM Staugaard, Bronte
<Bronte.Staugaard@ttu.edu> wrote:
>
> 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:
>
>
>
> Your request for all “Communications, memoranda, notes, meeting agendas/minutes, tasking directives, and decision records” is overly broad. In order for us to identify and locate potentially responsive information, we ask that you please clarify your request by identifying the specific document(s) you are seeking. For example, you may wish to clarify that you are seeking the final dismissal letter or the final decision of the Appeals Panel.
> Further, because your request identifies over two dozen custodians or custodian groups across numerous departments and asks for a search of multiple communication platforms (including email, Teams, and personal messaging applications), the search required to locate potentially responsive records could be extensive. This process may require significant manual review by multiple departments and complex searches by departments before any information could be released. This necessary process could result in significant costs to you.
> As such, 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:
>
> Prioritize Custodians: Limit your request to the 3-5 most critical custodians you believe hold the primary decision-making records.
> Specify Document Types: Instead of all communications and notes, you could request specific final determination documents, such as the official Criminal Trespass Warning notice, the final report from the professionalism proceedings, or the final dismissal hearing decision.
> Provide Keywords: To help focus the search of electronic communications across numerous platforms, you could provide a limited set of specific search terms.
>
>
>
> 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) 742-2155
>
>
>
> 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 2, 2025 5:30 PM
>
> To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu>
>
> Cc: Bentley, Eric <Eric.Bentley@ttu.edu>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>
>
> Subject: TPIA Request — TTUHSC Proceedings re Kevin Norris Bass (06/01/2023–present)
>
>
>
> [You don't often get email from kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
>
>
>
> This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!
>
>
>
>
>
> Subject: TPIA Request – Proceedings/Communications (June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025)
>
>
>
> Public Information Officer,
>
>
>
> Please find attached my TPIA request regarding proceedings/communications re Kevin Norris Bass for June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025. Electronic delivery and rolling production are preferred.
>
>
>
> Fee cap/waiver: If estimated costs exceed $100, please provide an itemized estimate before proceeding; I request waiver/reduction under § 552.267.
>
>
>
> 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 – HOME-PHONE]

Following my 10/20 clarification on this request, please advise
whether you will request an Attorney General ruling on any portion.

If yes: please copy me on your Day-10 notice and provide the AG
control number when assigned so I can submit §552.304 requestor
comments.

If no: please confirm anticipated production timing and a date/time
for Batch 1 and proceed with rolling release as records are ready.

For any redactions/withholdings, please cite the specific Gov’t Code
sections, produce all reasonably segregable portions, and identify the
basis for each redaction. For electronic records, please produce in
native format (or searchable PDF) with available metadata. If
estimated charges exceed $40, please send the itemized cost estimate
and advise if a deposit is required. Please confirm receipt.

Kevin Bass PhD MS
Phone: [REDACTED – HOME-PHONE]

On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM Kevin Bass <kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello, thanks for your 10/17 note.
>
> To move quickly and keep costs low, I clarify:
> People (5): Eric Bentley; Ronny Wall; William Webster; Amanda McSween;
> Beverly Muñoz.
> Where: university email only (no Teams/Slack/texts for now).
> Dates: 6/1/2023 → present.
> Terms (OR): “Kevin Norris Bass” OR “Kevin Bass” OR kbassphiladelphia@
> OR trespass OR dismissal OR appeal OR SDS OR ADA OR accommodation.
> Priority first: final decision letters; final hearing/appeal outcomes;
> any Criminal Trespass Warning; any final reports/sanctions.
> Segregate‑and‑release: please release non‑exempt portions immediately
> on a rolling basis.
> Format: native email (.eml/.pst) with full headers/attachments, PDFs
> for final docs; electronic only. If volume is heavy, a quick
> headers/index export first (existing export) is fine; then staged
> content.
> Schedule: if you can’t produce within 10 business days, send the
> written date/time for the first batch and the staged production
> schedule you’re using.
> Existing artifacts (existing only): content‑search job details (job
> ID, query, date/time run, target mailboxes, export report/item
> counts); any export receipts/checksums; the search‑definition
> snapshot; any custodian hold/acknowledgment emails;
> message‑trace/transport‑rule hits for my address/keywords; the
> request/ticket log (ID + timestamps) and any production schedule. If
> your search touched PublicInfo@, Registrar@, OGC/OpenRecords@,
> Student.Life@, or DOME@, please include final emails/attachments from
> those boxes.
> Costs: proceed Phase‑1 up to $40; before exceeding, send a refreshed
> itemized estimate.
> Receipt & deadlines: sent Mon Oct 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM CT; please
> confirm you treat Oct 20 as the date of receipt. Based on that: Day‑10
> = Mon Nov 3, 2025; Day‑15 = Mon Nov 10, 2025. If you consider Oct 20 a
> non‑business day or are suspending under a catastrophe notice, please
> attach the designation/notice so I can adjust. I’m happy to further
> narrow after a quick hit‑count/index.
>
> Kevin Bass PhD MS
> Phone: [REDACTED – HOME-PHONE]
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM Staugaard, Bronte
> <Bronte.Staugaard@ttu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > 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:
> >
> >
> >
> > Your request for all “Communications, memoranda, notes, meeting agendas/minutes, tasking directives, and decision records” is overly broad. In order for us to identify and locate potentially responsive information, we ask that you please clarify your request by identifying the specific document(s) you are seeking. For example, you may wish to clarify that you are seeking the final dismissal letter or the final decision of the Appeals Panel.
> > Further, because your request identifies over two dozen custodians or custodian groups across numerous departments and asks for a search of multiple communication platforms (including email, Teams, and personal messaging applications), the search required to locate potentially responsive records could be extensive. This process may require significant manual review by multiple departments and complex searches by departments before any information could be released. This necessary process could result in significant costs to you.
> > As such, 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:
> >
> > Prioritize Custodians: Limit your request to the 3-5 most critical custodians you believe hold the primary decision-making records.
> > Specify Document Types: Instead of all communications and notes, you could request specific final determination documents, such as the official Criminal Trespass Warning notice, the final report from the professionalism proceedings, or the final dismissal hearing decision.
> > Provide Keywords: To help focus the search of electronic communications across numerous platforms, you could provide a limited set of specific search terms.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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) 742-2155
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 2, 2025 5:30 PM
> >
> > To: Public Info <publicinfo@ttu.edu>
> >
> > Cc: Bentley, Eric <Eric.Bentley@ttu.edu>; Wall, Ronny <Ronny.Wall@ttu.edu>
> >
> > Subject: TPIA Request — TTUHSC Proceedings re Kevin Norris Bass (06/01/2023–present)
> >
> >
> >
> > [You don't often get email from kbassphiladelphia@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
> >
> >
> >
> > This email originated outside TTU. Please exercise caution<https://askit.ttu.edu/phishing>!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: TPIA Request – Proceedings/Communications (June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025)
> >
> >
> >
> > Public Information Officer,
> >
> >
> >
> > Please find attached my TPIA request regarding proceedings/communications re Kevin Norris Bass for June 1, 2023 – October 2, 2025. Electronic delivery and rolling production are preferred.
> >
> >
> >
> > Fee cap/waiver: If estimated costs exceed $100, please provide an itemized estimate before proceeding; I request waiver/reduction under § 552.267.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 – HOME-PHONE]