FAQ: Are text messages records? (redux)
The Texas Record
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Some examples include papers, letters, books, maps, photographs, sound or video recordings, microfilm, magnetic tapes, or electronic media if the content transacts government business. It’s PS4150-09. Just because government transacts business by SMS instead of email or paper doesn’t change the communication’s status as a record.
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