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Attorney General closes case against Victoria City Council

ashleywp2022-04-07T16:12:45-05:00

Melissa Crowe Victoria Advocate Originally published September 14, 2013 The attorney general's office is closing its open records investigation against the city of Victoria. Four months ago, a public information complaint was filed against the city of Victoria and one former and three current City Council members for records that have yet to be released In a letter dated Sept. 10, Assistant Texas Attorney General Neal Falgoust said the state would close the case against the city of Victoria. The enforcement authority of the attorney general's office does not include on-site inspections of records held by another governmental office, according to [...]

Attorney General closes case against Victoria City Councilashleywp2022-04-07T16:12:45-05:00

FOI Foundation files brief supporting release of lawmaker’s records

ashleywp2013-09-19T16:53:15-05:00

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas in a brief filed with Attorney General Greg Abbott has urged that a lawmaker’s records related to the American Legislative Exchange Council be made public. The FOI Foundation brief supports the position of the Center for Media and Democracy, which sought to obtain records from Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, pertaining to ALEC, a conservative think tank. Klick and the American Legislative Exchange Council have argued to the attorney general that their communications are immune to release under the Texas Public Information Act. “The communications between Rep. Klick and ALEC are governmental information, to [...]

FOI Foundation files brief supporting release of lawmaker’s recordsashleywp2013-09-19T16:53:15-05:00

Key open government legislation taking effect Sept. 1

ashleywp2013-09-19T16:53:27-05:00

Two major open government bills passed by the 83rd Legislature become law on Sunday, Sept. 1. A modernization of the Texas Public Information Act contained in Senate Bill 1368 makes it clear that electronic messages dealing with official business are public, regardless of the type of message or device it’s transmitted on. That means the TPIA will adapt to modern modes of communication, such as text messaging, emails and instant messaging. Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office has been ruling for some time that these messages are public, and now it will be codified into law. The legislation also provides that contracts [...]

Key open government legislation taking effect Sept. 1ashleywp2013-09-19T16:53:27-05:00

Remembering tenacious DMN reporter Steve McGonigle

ashleywp2013-09-30T13:33:15-05:00

Award-winning Dallas Morning News reporter Steve McGonigle died Saturday after a long illness. Read his full obituary here, as published in The News on Aug. 25, 2013.

Remembering tenacious DMN reporter Steve McGonigleashleywp2013-09-30T13:33:15-05:00

El Paso City Council to release personal emails related to ballpark

ashleywp2013-09-30T03:05:16-05:00

KVIA Staff Report KVIA.com (El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM) Originally published Aug. 20, 2013 EL PASO, Texas - City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to release a series of emails from the personal accounts of several city officials related to the negotiations in the run-up to the approval of the construction of a new baseball stadium at the site of the old city hall. Council did not say when those messages will actually be released. Several parties, including KVIA, requested those emails months ago. The attorney general said the emails are public record. City officials disagreed, and filed a lawsuit [...]

El Paso City Council to release personal emails related to ballparkashleywp2013-09-30T03:05:16-05:00

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