Manuals, guidelines, administrative rules, or similar records distributed internally for the use of employees or externally to the public or those individuals or entities regulated by an agency that sets out the rules, policies, and procedures that govern an agency's programs, services, or projects.

Any records of the University needed for the documentation of output, outcome, efficiency, and explanatory measures in the University's appropriations request or strategic plan, and for performance measures used to manage the University.

Logs or similar records used to register persons appearing before state agencies as required by Chapter 2004. Government Code, including quarterly reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Records created by or on behalf of the University in anticipation of or in the adjudication of a lawsuit. Medical Liability Claims and Litigation Files. Records related to threatened or asserted medical litigation or investigation. This series may include but is not limited to: discovery, legal counsel work-products, evidence files, exposure records, exhibits, final judgments, correspondence, financial records, etc.

Drafts of proposed legislation and related correspondence.

Legal opinions from the UNTS Office of General Counsel or the Attorney General, including any request eliciting the opinions.

Records of temporary usefulness that are not an integral part of a records series of the University, that are not regularly filed within the University's record keeping system, and that are required only for a limited period of time for the completion of an action by an official or employee of the University or in the preparation of an ongoing records series. Transitory records are not essential to the fulfillment of statutory obligations or to the documentation of University functions. Some examples of transitory information, which can be in any medium (voice mail, fax, email, hard copy, etc.) are routine messages; telephone message notifications; internal meeting notices; routing slips; incoming letters or memoranda of transmittal that add nothing of substance to enclosures; and similar routine information used for communication, but not for the documentation, of a specific University transaction.

Instructional materials developed by the University for training entities or individuals it regulates or serves.

Copies of all proposed, withdrawn, emergency, and adopted rule; open meetings notices; or any other documents required by law to be submitted to the Texas Register.