7 Tex. Admin. Code § 85.212
Once a license application or notice is filed with the OCCC, it becomes a "state record" under Texas Government Code, § RSA 441.180(11), and "public information" under Government Code, § RSA 552.002. Under Government Code, §§ RSA 441.190, RSA 441.191 and RSA 552.004, the original applications and notices must be preserved as "state records" and "public information" unless destroyed with the approval of the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Government Code, § RSA 441.187. Under Government Code, § RSA 441.191, the OCCC may not return any original documents associated with a pawnshop license application or notice to the applicant or licensee. An individual may request copies of a state record under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.
7 Tex. Admin. Code § 85.212