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Comptroller Glenn Hegar to speak at FOI Foundation conference Sept. 21

2018-06-22T16:12:36-05:00

Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas state conference on Friday, Sept. 21, in Austin. Hegar will address transparency initiatives his office is overseeing to encourage all governmental entities to make their financial records publicly accessible. The one-day conference "Texas: Let the Sun Shine" will also feature panel discussions on college campus free speech, news reporting on difficult issues and the newly formed Sunshine Coalition. Keep an eye on this website for more information on speakers and the detailed agenda. Registration is open. Early bird rates are available until Sept. 8. Conference [...]

Comptroller Glenn Hegar to speak at FOI Foundation conference Sept. 212018-06-22T16:12:36-05:00

State audit slams Alamo oversight, appears similar to ‘doctored’ draft

2018-06-01T14:39:43-05:00

By Jonathan Tilove Austin American-Statesman Originally published May 31, 2018 The Texas General Land Office released an internal audit Thursday critical of accounting practices at the Alamo that is consistent with a draft report from September that the American-Statesman had obtained and written about in February but which Land Commissioner George P. Bush had described as “doctored.” The document, which questions the use of a nonprofit to manage the Alamo, was characterized by the agency as a “proactive internal audit of the Alamo’s accounting and financial management — the first of its kind in Alamo history — undertaken by the Texas [...]

State audit slams Alamo oversight, appears similar to ‘doctored’ draft2018-06-01T14:39:43-05:00

San Antonio City Council closed meeting spurs debate on transparency, Texas law

2018-05-30T14:43:53-05:00

By Jan Ross Piedad Texas Public Radio Originally published May 24, 2018 Texas Public Radio's program "The Source" recently focused on the dispute sparked when the San Antonio City Council met behind closed doors to discuss whether the city should submit a bid to host the Republican National Convention in 2020. Joe Larsen, an attorney on the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas board, was one of the program's guests. See the full story and listen to the radio program at the link below. http://tpr.org/post/san-antonio-city-council-closed-door-meeting-spurs-debate-transparency-texas-law  

San Antonio City Council closed meeting spurs debate on transparency, Texas law2018-05-30T14:43:53-05:00

Victoria Advocate files suit against Calhoun port in Farenthold hiring

2018-05-23T14:24:06-05:00

By Jon Wilcox Victoria Advocate Originally published May 21, 2018 The Victoria Advocate filed a lawsuit Monday asserting the Calhoun Port Authority broke the Texas open meetings law in hiring former Congressman Blake Farenthold as a lobbyist. “Few rights of the public are as important as the right to knowledge about how their government spends taxpayer funds and manages the public’s business. This suit is to vindicate those rights and reaffirm ... that sunshine is indeed the best disinfectant,” according to the lawsuit filed by the newspaper’s attorney, John Griffin, of Victoria. The suit comes almost two weeks after a May [...]

Victoria Advocate files suit against Calhoun port in Farenthold hiring2018-05-23T14:24:06-05:00

Calhoun Port Authority’s hiring of Farenthold could be illegal

2018-05-18T14:41:15-05:00

By Jessica Priest Victoria Advocate Originally published May 18, 2018 The Calhoun Port Authority apparently violated the Texas Open Meetings Act when it hired former Congressman Blake Farenthold as its lobbyist. The Victoria Advocate is investigating its legal options in challenging the May 9 action on behalf of the public. “This is one of the most clear-cut examples of a notice violation that I’ve ever seen,” said longtime media attorney Joe Larsen, who serves on the board of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Larsen said the notice the port posted at the Calhoun County courthouse May 4 was too [...]

Calhoun Port Authority’s hiring of Farenthold could be illegal2018-05-18T14:41:15-05:00

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