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Open government efforts are cause for celebration

2013-09-30T19:37:54-05:00

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published 13 August 2 An editor and reporter whose work in El Paso exposed a school test-rigging scandal and a state legislator from Corpus Christi who has worked to improve public access to government information are being recognized by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. In short, the group’s scheduled annual conference Friday in Austin is expected to be a celebration of and workshop on open government and the First Amendment. The accomplishments of these recipients are particularly suited for celebration. El Paso Times editor Robert Moore and former Times reporter Zahira Torres used the Texas Public Information Act to [...]

Open government efforts are cause for celebration2013-09-30T19:37:54-05:00

Rep. Todd Hunter named Open Government Lawmaker of the Year

2013-09-19T16:16:32-05:00

AUSTIN -- Rep. Todd Hunter, who has authored legislation to improve public access to government and protect First Amendment rights, is receiving the Open Government Lawmaker of the Year Award from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is chairman of the House Calendars Committee. He served in the House from 1989-97 and returned in 2009. He has long been an advocate for open government. Hunter will receive the award during the FOI Foundation’s annual conference Aug. 9 in Austin. During the 83rd Legislature this year, Hunter worked to modernize the Texas Public Information Act to reflect the [...]

Rep. Todd Hunter named Open Government Lawmaker of the Year2013-09-19T16:16:32-05:00

State insisting it be given info on Twitter users

2013-09-30T03:30:10-05:00

By Kolten Parker, Eva Ruth Moravec San Antonio Express-News Originally published July 31, 2013 AUSTIN — State police have demanded Twitter records from two users that officials allege made “terroristic threats” against lawmakers who pushed for abortion restrictions. One targeted user, Denise Romano, an Austin woman with a private Twitter account, explains on her page that posts are “satirical.” The second user’s account is anonymous and was unused for more than a year before a string of tweets specified in the Texas Department of Public Safety probe. In what appears to be an unprecedented move in Texas, law enforcement officials subpoenaed [...]

State insisting it be given info on Twitter users2013-09-30T03:30:10-05:00

Robert Moore, Zahira Torres of El Paso Times to be honored with James Madison Award for reports on school cheating scandal

2013-09-19T16:32:30-05:00

AUSTIN -- El Paso Times editor Robert Moore and former Times reporter Zahira Torres, who together did extensive reporting on a school test-rigging scandal, are the recipients of the 2013 James Madison Award presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The award is given annually to those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to upholding the principles of the First Amendment. It will be presented Aug. 9 during the foundation’s Bernard and Audre Rapoport State Conference in Austin. Using the Texas Public Information Act, Moore and Torres obtained thousands of documents detailing how the El Paso Independent School District superintendent [...]

Robert Moore, Zahira Torres of El Paso Times to be honored with James Madison Award for reports on school cheating scandal2013-09-19T16:32:30-05:00

Transparency Committee Proceeding With Probe of Hall

2013-09-19T17:03:52-05:00

By Evan Smith Published July 27, 2013 The co-chairs of the Texas House’s Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations have formally asked the University of Texas System to preserve all documents related to Regent Wallace Hall, against whom articles of impeachment are being considered, and to avoid retaliation against employees who may be called to testify. In a letter sent Thursday to Gene Powell, the chairman of the UT Board of Regents, and obtained Saturday by The Texas Tribune, state Reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Van, request “that any and all documents relating to Regent Hall, his [...]

Transparency Committee Proceeding With Probe of Hall2013-09-19T17:03:52-05:00

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