Five transparency experts on why AG Paxton’s Open Meetings Act lawsuit against Travis County has merit
FOIFT2024-10-09T10:14:09-05:00By Tony Plohetski Austin American-Statesman Originally published Oct. 9, 2024 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Travis County commissioners court, alleging that the five-member board violated the Texas Open Meetings Act when it secretly approved $115,000 in funding to help District Attorney Jose Garza secure his home. The allotment – which came to light when the American-Statesman began reporting on the issue in August – followed Garza privately asking commissioners for the funding earlier this year. Commissioners acted on a broad and vague agenda item that government transparency experts say was legally insufficient to inform Travis County taxpayers. Paxton, [...]