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Race for Governor: Republican Primary Debate

2013-09-03T00:13:53-05:00

December 21, 2009 DALLAS/FORT WORTH: Republican candidates in the highly anticipated Texas gubernatorial race will square off in The Texas Debates: Race for Governor on Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 p.m. The live debate broadcast to millions on television, radio and online throughout the state will include two-term Texas Governor Rick Perry and three-term U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Final determination about other potential debate participants will be made following the January 4, 2010, filing period deadline. The Texas Debates will air live on KERA-TV, KERA-FM and TXA 21 (KTXA-TV). Extended live post-debate coverage will continue on TXA 21 until 9:00 [...]

Race for Governor: Republican Primary Debate2013-09-03T00:13:53-05:00

Freedom of Information Foundation’s Student Project Results in Record Fine

2013-09-03T00:09:57-05:00

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Friday, November 6, 2009: When Erin Cooper was a journalism student at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, in the Fall of 2006, she participated in a student program of The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The Foundation’s program is called the “Light of Day” project. Journalism faculty at Texas’ universities participate in the Foundation’s statewide topic to teach students how to use public records, including the state’s Open Records Act, to get information that government agencies might not otherwise provide willingly. Little did Cooper know that her curiosity about unrevealed crimes at Tarleton State would lead to [...]

Freedom of Information Foundation’s Student Project Results in Record Fine2013-09-03T00:09:57-05:00

Freedom of Information Foundation Announces James Madison Award Winners At Annual John Henry Faulk Awards Luncheon  

2013-09-03T00:08:40-05:00

Austin, Texas, August 21, 2009 — After more than a decade of efforts involving Texas’ leading journalists, attorneys and other public interest groups, Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, D-Harris County, and State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Nueces County and surrounding counties, joined forces to get the state’s first “Free Flow of Information Act” passed during this year’s legislative session. Their efforts garnered the two elected officials the James Madison Award, the highest accolade from The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas at their annual John Henry Faulk Awards Luncheon, held recently (August 21, 2009) in Austin. H.B. 670, the “Free Flow of Information [...]

Freedom of Information Foundation Announces James Madison Award Winners At Annual John Henry Faulk Awards Luncheon  2013-09-03T00:08:40-05:00

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