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FOI Foundation offers Nov. 16 Open Government Seminar in Denton

FOIFT2016-11-03T15:00:34-05:00

AUSTIN _ The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas will host an Open Government Seminar in Denton in November featuring training in public meetings and public records laws. The non-profit FOI Foundation, in cooperation with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office and the Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT, will offer the one-day seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 16. It is designed for government employees, journalists, attorneys and members of the general public interested in the Texas Public Information Act and Texas Open Meetings Act. “This seminar highlighting Texas’ open government laws helps to inform citizens of their rights and responsibilities as [...]

FOI Foundation offers Nov. 16 Open Government Seminar in DentonFOIFT2016-11-03T15:00:34-05:00

Open government advocates call for fix in Texas public records act

FOIFT2016-09-13T14:25:57-05:00

AUSTIN, Texas — Open government advocates want lawmakers to fix what they call a loophole in the state’s Public Information Act. Time Warner Cable News reported on this issue at the Sept. 8 state conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas: http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/09/8/open-government-advocates-call-for-fix-to-public-records-issue.html

Open government advocates call for fix in Texas public records actFOIFT2016-09-13T14:25:57-05:00

News veteran, journalism educator Wanda Cash to receive James Madison Award

FOIFT2016-08-16T17:05:17-05:00

AUSTIN – Texas newswoman Wanda Garner Cash, an educator who has led multiple newspapers and long worked for the public’s right to know, is the recipient of the 2016 James Madison Award presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The award honors those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to upholding the principles of the First Amendment and open government. It will be presented Sept. 8 at the John Henry Faulk Awards Luncheon during the foundation’s Bernard and Audre Rapoport State Conference in Austin. “Wanda Cash has been a leading open government advocate and passionate voice for the First Amendment [...]

News veteran, journalism educator Wanda Cash to receive James Madison AwardFOIFT2016-08-16T17:05:17-05:00

Texas Gavel Award winners announced

FOIFT2016-07-14T22:15:59-05:00

State Bar of Texas News Release, July 6, 2016 AUSTIN — In-depth stories exploring life under Texas’s sex offender laws, the use of civil asset forfeiture funds, and the mishandling of child-support dollars by an employer are among the winners of the 2016 Texas Gavel Awards. Journalists representing Texas Monthly, Victoria Advocate, KPRC-Houston, KLTV-Tyler, and The Texas Lawbook were selected as winners of 2016 Texas Gavel Awards, which honor journalism that deepens public understanding of the legal system. The State Bar of Texas will honor the winners at an awards luncheon September 8 in Austin in conjunction with the Freedom of Information [...]

Texas Gavel Award winners announcedFOIFT2016-07-14T22:15:59-05:00

Symposium to commemorate Texas’ anti-SLAPP law June 23

FOIFT2016-06-10T19:05:17-05:00

AUSTIN – The Coalition for Free Speech and Haynes and Boone, LLP, will host a symposium and reception June 23, 2016, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of passage of Texas’ anti-SLAPP statute. Paul Brown, former Capital Tonight Anchor, will moderate a lively discussion with lawmakers, public interest groups from both sides of the aisle, SLAPP victims and others about what the statute has meant for the state of Texas. Panelists are state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi; Jane Bland, justice for the First Court of Appeals; Bama Brown, iHeart Radio DJ; Terri Burke, ACLU of Texas executive director; and attorney Laura [...]

Symposium to commemorate Texas’ anti-SLAPP law June 23FOIFT2016-06-10T19:05:17-05:00

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