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Deadline is May 31 for Spirit of FOI Award entries

FOIFT2024-05-29T18:07:42-05:00

The 2024 Nancy Monson Spirit of FOI Award contest is open for entries, and the submission deadline is fast approaching. The award recognizes outstanding work in promoting open government and the public’s right to know. The contest is open to newspaper, broadcast and online media in Texas. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 31, 2024. Nominations must be for work published or broadcast in calendar year 2023. A nomination can be a single news story or series; an editorial or series of editorials; columns; editorial cartoons; or a community FOI project. There is a limit of one entry per news [...]

Deadline is May 31 for Spirit of FOI Award entriesFOIFT2024-05-29T18:07:42-05:00

Ralph Langer and Joel White scholarship recipients announced for 2024-25

FOIFT2024-04-30T11:03:34-05:00

For Immediate Release AUSTIN – Journalism student Christine Vo of the University of Texas at Arlington has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Ralph Langer Scholarship by the nonprofit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Vo, an award-winning photojournalist and multimedia editor, has worked for The Shorthorn student newspaper at UT-Arlington, capturing the Texas Rangers’ World Series victory parade, Pride events, Palestine protests and other breaking news. Vo will receive a $6,000 scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. The FOI Foundation’s scholarship committee is presenting an additional $1,500 Langer Scholarship to Christian DeBrady of the University of Texas at [...]

Ralph Langer and Joel White scholarship recipients announced for 2024-25FOIFT2024-04-30T11:03:34-05:00

FOI Foundation denounces arrest of TV news photographer covering protest at UT-Austin

FOIFT2024-04-25T15:32:30-05:00

April 25, 2024 Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas statement on arrest of FOX 7 TV journalist at UT-Austin protest: The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas strongly denounces the arrest of a FOX 7 news photographer who was covering a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas at Austin. Law enforcement officers arrested the journalist and charged him with criminal trespass along with more than 50 protestors on campus Wednesday. The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, which stands up for the First Amendment rights of free speech and free press, calls on law enforcement to respect those rights. That [...]

FOI Foundation denounces arrest of TV news photographer covering protest at UT-AustinFOIFT2024-04-25T15:32:30-05:00

Goodbye, scanner. Austin police, fire, EMS will no longer make radios available to the public

FOIFT2024-06-13T10:09:30-05:00

By Skye Seipp Austin American-Statesman Originally published April 18, 2024 Public safety agencies in Austin — police, fire and EMS — will soon go radio silent to the public once they transition to an encrypted radio system. This means that the current publicly available scanner information, wherein citizens can listen to police being dispatched to a call in real time, will no longer be accessible starting April 22. Read the full story here.

Goodbye, scanner. Austin police, fire, EMS will no longer make radios available to the publicFOIFT2024-06-13T10:09:30-05:00

KTRK: How open records law helps shine a light on government

FOIFT2024-04-03T09:39:08-05:00

By Keven Ozebek and Sarah Rafique KTRK, ABC 13 Originally published March 11, 2024 HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Whether it's investigating controversial decisions by local governments or digging into how those agencies spend taxpayer money, 13 Investigates relies on open records laws to get copies of internal documents, datasets and even emails and text messages between government officials all so we can hold our leaders accountable. ... Under the Texas Public Information Act, anyone can request information from a government agency and by law should receive a response from them within 10 business days. The response can range anywhere from the [...]

KTRK: How open records law helps shine a light on governmentFOIFT2024-04-03T09:39:08-05:00

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