All city records, as defined in § 37.02 of this chapter, are hereby declared to be the property of the city. No city official or employee has, by virtue of his or her position, any personal or property right to such records, even though he or she may have developed or compiled them. The unauthorized destruction, removal from files or use of such records is prohibited.
(1998 Code, § 2-204)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 201.005