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Star-Telegram, other news outlets go to court over closed juvenile hearings

2014-02-10T22:14:00-06:00

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Jan. 30, 2014 Six major media outlets in Dallas-Fort Worth joined Wednesday to file a plea in intervention in state District Judge Jean Boyd’s Tarrant County juvenile court to ask that any hearings regarding Ethan Couch be held in open court. The motion also asks that the media outlets be given a chance to be heard if the judge considers motions to close a hearing to the public or makes a decision to do that on her own. Boyd made national news recently for sentencing Couch, 16, to 10 years’ probation and therapy for driving drunk and [...]

Star-Telegram, other news outlets go to court over closed juvenile hearings2014-02-10T22:14:00-06:00

Complaint filed over judge’s order to remove Internet video

2014-01-30T16:48:15-06:00

By Daniel Borunda El Paso Times Originally published Jan. 30, 2014 A Dallas-area lawyer has a filed a complaint against a federal judge in El Paso who ordered that a video be taken off the Internet in connection with the death of a man in Central Texas. Ty Clevenger, a civil case lawyer, accuses U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo of misconduct for issuing an order with information from only one side and without a hearing or an opportunity to respond, according to the complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Montalvo, who has presided over [...]

Complaint filed over judge’s order to remove Internet video2014-01-30T16:48:15-06:00

Why Harold Simmons’ will should not be sealed

2014-01-28T14:42:16-06:00

By Paul Watler Column published in The Dallas Morning News Jan. 27, 2014 The executor of the estate of billionaire Harold Simmons has asked a Dallas County probate court to seal the late billionaire’s will and probate file. The papers should be closed because people who disagree with Simmons’ controversial political activity might want to have a look, according to the motion. No one but his widow and sole heir has a legitimate need to review the probate file, the court was told. The motion also cited the privacy and safety of his beneficiary and security of estate assets to justify [...]

Why Harold Simmons’ will should not be sealed2014-01-28T14:42:16-06:00

FOI Foundation to co-host Open Government Seminar in El Paso

2014-01-22T17:03:02-06:00

AUSTIN _ The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas announced details Wednesday of an upcoming Open Government Seminar in El Paso featuring training in the state’s public meetings and public records laws.   The non-profit FOI Foundation, partnering with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office, will offer the one-day seminar on Feb. 28. It is designed for government employees, journalists and members of the general public who want to learn more about the Texas Public Information Act and Texas Open Meetings Act.   “We are pleased to provide training on Texas’ open government laws, which are essential tools for citizens as [...]

FOI Foundation to co-host Open Government Seminar in El Paso2014-01-22T17:03:02-06:00

Irving council members may have improperly picked finalist in closed meeting

2014-01-22T15:24:28-06:00

By Avi Selk The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 21, 2014 Irving City Council members may have broken transparency rules when, in closed-door talks, they told staffers to start negotiating with Steve Sarkozy to become the next city manager. The council was scheduled to interview three finalists for the job on Friday. After the interviews, according to people in the room, members told the staff to begin pursuing a contract for Sarkozy, the former city manager of Bellevue, Wash. By doing so, the council essentially chose a lone finalist without public notice, according to a legal expert and two council [...]

Irving council members may have improperly picked finalist in closed meeting2014-01-22T15:24:28-06:00

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