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Hadassah Schloss to be open government director in Texas General Land Office

2015-01-22T23:07:23-06:00

Open records veteran Hadassah Schloss has been named the new director of open government for the Texas General Land Office. Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Schloss' new role Thursday. Before her promotion, Schloss served as open records coordinator for the agency. She has more than two decades of experience working on state government transparency issues. "Throughout her distinguished career Hadassah Schloss has demonstrated a commitment to upholding the highest standards of transparency within the people's government," Bush said in his announcement. Among other awards for her open government efforts, Schloss received the Freedom of Information Foundation's James Madison Award in [...]

Hadassah Schloss to be open government director in Texas General Land Office2015-01-22T23:07:23-06:00

Texas Senate changes vote procedure, eliminates open government and other committees

2015-01-22T22:37:42-06:00

By Morgan Smith The Texas Tribune Originally published Jan. 21, 2015 With a new lieutenant governor installed for the first time in over a decade Wednesday — and over the cries of Democrats — the Texas Senate voted to break from an almost 70-year tradition intended to encourage compromise among its 31 members. Now the approval of only 19 senators instead of 21 will be required to bring legislation to the floor for debate. The change — passed on a vote of 20-10 — has the practical effect of allowing Republicans to consider a bill without a single vote from one of [...]

Texas Senate changes vote procedure, eliminates open government and other committees2015-01-22T22:37:42-06:00

Bill aims to make police at private universities more transparent

2015-01-20T15:23:28-06:00

By Drew Joseph San Antonio Express-News Originally published Jan. 16, 2015 A bill from a powerful state senator aims to make police departments at private universities, such as the one at the University of the Incarnate Word, subject to the same public records law that applies to other law enforcement agencies. The measure from state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat who chairs the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, would specify that campus police departments are governmental bodies even if they are at a private institution. The Texas Public Information Act now shields private university police departments from releasing certain records that [...]

Bill aims to make police at private universities more transparent2015-01-20T15:23:28-06:00

Lawmakers to wait for study of committee substitute posting proposal

2015-01-15T23:20:17-06:00

The Texas House, in debating its rules for the legislative session, decided Thursday to wait for the Texas Legislative Council to study a proposal that would require posting most "committee substitutes" to bills 24 hours in advance of a committee hearing. The idea put forth by Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, would give the public notice of a new version of a bill that is up for discussion in a committee hearing. That would benefit Texans who are traveling to Austin to testify on the bill, he said. Sometimes committee substitutes are offered at the last minute and those in the audience [...]

Lawmakers to wait for study of committee substitute posting proposal2015-01-15T23:20:17-06:00

FOI Foundation to press for open government at Texas Capitol

2015-01-13T20:07:31-06:00

As the Legislature convenes at the state Capitol, the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas is at work preparing to promote open government and free press legislation. We'll strive to keep the Texas Public Information Act and Texas Open Meetings Act strong for the benefit of all. We'll weigh in on a multitude of bills that affect public access to information. Watch for frequent blog updates from the FOI Foundation of Texas throughout the 84th legislative session, which began Tuesday. Opening day at the Legislature is filled with lots of ceremony, numerous visitors to the Capitol and the important business of [...]

FOI Foundation to press for open government at Texas Capitol2015-01-13T20:07:31-06:00

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