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Temple Daily Telegram, Alvin Sun receive Spirit of FOI Award

2014-06-21T19:46:30-05:00

CORPUS CHRISTI _ Two Texas newspapers have received the annual Spirit of FOI Award for their extensive work using and examining the state’s open records laws. The Nancy Monson Spirit of FOI Award, presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and the Texas Press Association, was given Saturday to the Temple Daily Telegram among Class AA, or mid-sized newspapers, and to the Alvin Sun among Class A, or small, newspapers.  There were no entries in the largest size category. The annual award honors journalists and news organizations for outstanding efforts that uphold First Amendment principles and promote freedom of [...]

Temple Daily Telegram, Alvin Sun receive Spirit of FOI Award2014-06-21T19:46:30-05:00

Federal court applies Texas anti-SLAPP statute for first time

2014-06-20T19:57:50-05:00

CORPUS CHRISTI _ A federal judge has given a big boost to Texas' anti-SLAPP statute by granting a South Texas television station's motion to dismiss and applying the state law in federal court for the first time. The state law adopted in 2011 was designed to thwart malicious or frivolous lawsuits that aim to chill free speech, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP lawsuits. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos dismissed a challenge to the anti-SLAPP statute and the argument that it was a procedural rule that conflicted with federal rules. Ramos held that the statute creates a [...]

Federal court applies Texas anti-SLAPP statute for first time2014-06-20T19:57:50-05:00

Judge orders mediation for Duncanville officials in Open Meetings Act feud

2014-06-20T16:57:49-05:00

By Lloyd Brumfield The Dallas Morning News Originally published June 17, 2014 A Dallas County district judge has ordered two feuding factions of the Duncanville City Council into mediation — the latest development in the long-running political turmoil in the city. District Judge Emily Tobolowsky on June 6 called for a mandatory but nonbinding settlement conference for District 5 council member Johnette Jameson and council members Stan Smith, Cliff Boyd, Mark Cooks and Patrick Harvey. Jameson sued the city and the four council members on March 28, alleging violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The four filed a counterclaim on [...]

Judge orders mediation for Duncanville officials in Open Meetings Act feud2014-06-20T16:57:49-05:00

El Paso Children’s Hospital: UMC has secret salvation plan

2014-06-18T13:54:52-05:00

By Aileen Flores El Paso Times Originally published June 17, 2014 University Medical Center is proposing a secret plan to save El Paso Children's Hospital before it is forced to close because of its financial problems. On Tuesday, the UMC Board of Managers sent a letter to children's hospital's Board Chairman Sam Legate stating that the children's hospital is not able to maintain itself financially and it's unable to meet its current obligations to UMC and other providers. "This situation creates an immediate risk that one or more of these service providers may cancel existing agreements and possibly trigger an immediate [...]

El Paso Children’s Hospital: UMC has secret salvation plan2014-06-18T13:54:52-05:00

Hazardous chemical lists no longer public record in Texas

2014-06-13T17:28:21-05:00

By Brett Shipp WFAA.com Originally published June 12, 2014 DALLAS -- For the past 30 years, federal law has required chemical makers and handlers to disclose what's stored on premises. It's called the Community Right To Know Act, and it has been at the core of the safety conversation since last year's deadly fertilizer explosion in West, Texas. But News 8 has learned that in the past few weeks, state health officials have stopped making those hazardous chemical records public. On May 29, emergency responders in Athens, Texas, were faced with a potential disaster. An old storage building filled with explosive [...]

Hazardous chemical lists no longer public record in Texas2014-06-13T17:28:21-05:00

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