The Texas Department of Safety (DPS) has established a Web site for the official Internet source for Sex Offender Registration information. The Sex Offender Registration open record information is extracted from the DPS Sex Offender Registration Database. The DPS maintains files based on registration information submitted by criminal justice agencies and represents a statewide source of information on sex offenders required by law to register. Effective September 1, 1999, the Texas Legislature mandated specific information regarding a sex offender’s home telephone number, social security number, drivers license number and any information required by DPS for law enforcement purposes not be open record.