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City of San Antonio seeks AG opinion on releasing audio evidence in non-discrimination ordinance complaint

2014-08-28T14:45:22-05:00

By Ryan Loyd Texas Public Radio Originally published Aug. 27, 2014 The city of San Antonio is seeking an opinion from the Texas attorney general's office on whether it must release sensitive audio files under the Public Information Act. The city contends that some of the documents relating to San Antonio’s first non-discrimination ordinance complaint are confidential. Matt Hileman, a transgender man, worked for AT&T as a third-party contract employee through RGP Consulting, a staffing agency for highly skilled workers. It was about the time the city council was debating the revised non-discrimination ordinance last September when Hileman overheard two of [...]

City of San Antonio seeks AG opinion on releasing audio evidence in non-discrimination ordinance complaint2014-08-28T14:45:22-05:00

Local officials urge lawmakers to change Texas Public Information Act

2014-08-27T20:30:49-05:00

Large commercial data requests are slowing down city secretaries and county clerks, who need to be exempt from some Texas Public Information Act requests, those officials told state lawmakers Wednesday. Comal County Clerk Joy Streater told the House Government Efficiency and Reform Committee that the Public Information Act, which dates to the early 1970s, was intended to let taxpayers know how their money is being spent and not for large businesses obtaining public information to profit from it. She said information maintained by county clerks, which includes divorce decrees and probate records, should be exempt from the act. "I feel that's [...]

Local officials urge lawmakers to change Texas Public Information Act2014-08-27T20:30:49-05:00

Online access to sensitive court records sparks concern

2014-08-25T15:25:44-05:00

By Kiah Collier Houston Chronicle Originally published Aug. 20, 2014 Harris County court documents in contentious Child Protective Services cases that should be labeled as sensitive, or kept confidential, are being posted online for anyone to see, sparking concerns that abused and neglected children and their caretakers could be put at risk. University of Houston Law Center professor Ellen Marrus, a juvenile law expert, said access to such files online could be used by parents whose children have been taken away to find out where they are living. In addition, she said, "Children who have been sexually abused or physically abused [...]

Online access to sensitive court records sparks concern2014-08-25T15:25:44-05:00

Light of Day Project: Tarleton student service fee totals top $3.3 million

2014-08-21T15:43:35-05:00

By Rachel Peoples Texan News Service Originally published Aug. 14, 2014 The average Tarleton student just finished paying around $1,400 in fees for the upcoming semester. Though students are used to shelling out hundreds of dollars each semester to pay for library fees, parking and the like, most probably don’t know where that money goes. Texan News Service decided to trace the trail and we started with the Student Service Fee, which, records show, took in some $3.3 million in 2013. We wanted to know where students’ money goes – not just the organization that spent it, but how and where [...]

Light of Day Project: Tarleton student service fee totals top $3.3 million2014-08-21T15:43:35-05:00

Public won when appeals court ruled juvenile murder hearings should have been open

2014-08-20T15:29:12-05:00

By Jim Witt Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Aug. 19, 2014 The public won a significant “right-to-know” decision last week when Texas’ 2nd District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth unanimously ruled that State District Judge Jean Boyd abused her discretion by closing her juvenile courtroom twice early this year during a murder case. Because the media is part of “the public,” we don’t enjoy any special rights or privileges unavailable to ordinary citizens, so we were banished, too. As your de facto eyes and ears, we were severely hampered in our reporting on the proceedings, although our reporters did manage [...]

Public won when appeals court ruled juvenile murder hearings should have been open2014-08-20T15:29:12-05:00

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