Temple Daily Telegram outlines rights, responsibilities in open records requests

2014-01-13T13:34:36-06:00

By JANICE GIBBS Temple Daily Telegram Originally published Oct. 14, 2013 Most information generated by a governmental entity, with a few exceptions, is public. “People need to remember the government works for them, we elect the government, we’re a democracy,” said Kelley Shannon, executive director of Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. “They should go in confidently knowing they have a right to review information they are asking for.” Any written request needs to be specific. “If it’s too broad, it doesn’t help the government official find the information you’re looking for and help you get that information,” she said. The [...]