Texas Nursing Records Request
LeRoy Nellis's December 16, 2025 filing to the Texas Board of Nursing demands licensure, employment, and disciplinary files for every nurse who worked at.
On December 16, 2025, LeRoy Nellis mailed a second Public Information Act request to the Texas Board of Nursing. The letter asks for every licensure, credentialing, employment-affiliation, and disciplinary record the board holds for nursing staff who provided services at Williamson County Jail from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025.
It is the second such request in two days — an initial request went out December 15, 2025 — and it exists, the filing says, to ensure statutory compliance and proper processing. The stakes are concrete: the people receiving medical care inside a county jail cannot choose who treats them, and the only way to know whether those nurses were licensed, supervised, and held accountable is to read the records.
The request:
LeRoy Nellis sent the letter by U.S. Mail to the Public Information Officer, Texas Board of Nursing, 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-460, Austin, TX 78701. The letter serves as a second request under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Gov't Code §552.001 et seq.). An initial request was submitted on December 15, 2025; this follow-up ensures statutory compliance and proper processing.
The request covers the full period from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025. It reaches nurses employed by or assigned through five agencies: Williamson County Sheriff's Office, HealthSource, VitalCore, Adelphi Medical Staffing, and GreenLife Healthcare Staffing. By naming all five, the filing captures the full scope of nursing oversight inside the facility rather than a single employer's roster.
The scope:
For each nurse, the request asks for four categories of records: licensure records and status; employment and affiliation records; disciplinary and investigative records; and public nurse profile documentation. The request applies to all housing units, intake areas, medical clinics, and transport operations within Williamson County Jail, and it includes all relevant medical and mental-health service areas.
That breadth matters because a nurse who works transport or intake touches detainees at moments when medical decisions carry the most weight. The filing also points to the Williamson County Master Timeline and the jail conditions analysis for broader context, and it cites the DOJ Civil Rights Division (CRIPA) as a federal oversight reference.
The law:
Nursing licensure and disciplinary records constitute public information under Texas law, and they may not be redacted except where explicitly permitted by statute. If any information is withheld, each record must be identified individually with a specific statutory exemption cited in accordance with Texas Gov't Code §552.301. Agencies must respond within the statutory timeline or seek a Texas Attorney General ruling; failure to do so constitutes a violation of public information requirements.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards notes that the Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, gives the public the right to access government records and that an officer for public information may not ask why a requester wants them. All government information is presumed available, though certain exceptions may apply.
Williamson County's own public records guidance says requests and complaints must be responded to within a statutorily mandated deadline, and that the County Attorney's Office aims to provide relevant public information as quickly as possible while protecting privileged documents. The county also notes that verbal requests for some records can be made during business hours at (512) 943-1300, option 1, then option 5.
The stakes:
Texas nursing records requests provide critical insight into who is delivering medical care inside detention facilities. More importantly, they reveal whether staff are properly licensed, supervised, and held accountable.
When agencies fail to respond or delay disclosure, oversight breaks down. Consequently, gaps in accountability can persist without detection. Ultimately, transparency ensures compliance, protects detainees, and reinforces the rule of law.
For the person in a cell who needs a nurse, the question is not abstract: it is whether the person in scrubs holds a valid license and whether anyone has ever disciplined them for failing a patient.
When agencies fail to respond or delay disclosure, oversight breaks down.
What the Record Shows:
The filing is a second Public Information Act request, dated December 16, 2025, seeking licensure, employment, and disciplinary records for all nursing personnel assigned to Williamson County Jail from January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025. It names five staffing agencies, four record categories, and every housing unit, intake area, clinic, and transport operation in the jail.
It reminds the Texas Board of Nursing that the records are public, that redaction requires a specific statutory exemption under §552.301, and that missing the statutory response deadline or failing to seek an Attorney General ruling would violate public information requirements. The open question is whether the board will produce the records — and whether the full picture of who treated detainees in Williamson County Jail, and under what supervision, will finally become public.