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Tarrant water district hires expert to address open government, ethics

2013-11-20T16:29:13-06:00

By Gordon Dickson Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Nov. 19, 2013 FORT WORTH — A former Texas Ethics Commission chairman has been hired to help the Tarrant Regional Water District resolve some of its problems with open-government issues. Ross Fischer, an Austin lawyer, will help the agency, which provides long-term water resources for North Texas, deal with an increasing number of open-records requests, as well as other matters related to ethics, water district general manager Jim Oliver said. “We feel it’s time to bring in an expert in open government who can guide us with these open-records requests,” Oliver told water [...]

Tarrant water district hires expert to address open government, ethics2013-11-20T16:29:13-06:00

Weslaco leaders oust public from city commission meeting, citing anonymous threat

2014-01-14T02:50:32-06:00

By Elizabeth Findell The Monitor Originally published Nov. 14, 2013 City Manager Leo Olivares said police Chief Michael Kelley had notified him shortly before the City Commission meeting began at 5:30 p.m. that someone had called the department earlier in the afternoon saying there needed to be extra security at the meeting because there might be violence. Followers of Weslaco politics knew it would be a controversial evening. After a hotly contested election, the City Commission called the special meeting before new members from the opposite slate were sworn in, looking to shake up the composition of the Economic Development Corp. [...]

Weslaco leaders oust public from city commission meeting, citing anonymous threat2014-01-14T02:50:32-06:00

AG rules in favor of Victoria Advocate records request

2013-11-15T23:45:43-06:00

The Texas Attorney General's Office has ruled Calhoun County must release the records of a federal employment lawsuit settlement that were requested by the Victoria Advocate. The newspaper asked for the records of a June settlement in a case brought by a former county employee. The county maintained the settlement agreement was not a public document and that the record was not in its possession, but the Attorney General's Office disagreed with that argument in a Nov. 8 ruling. The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas submitted comments in support of the Advocate. FOIFT board member Joe Larsen, an attorney who [...]

AG rules in favor of Victoria Advocate records request2013-11-15T23:45:43-06:00

Save Our Springs sues for emails on proposed Texas 45 tollway

2013-11-14T16:20:26-06:00

By Farzad Mashhood Austin American-Statesman Originally published Nov. 13, 2013 The Save Our Springs Alliance is suing to get access to a Travis County commissioner’s conversations on the controversial Texas 45 Southwest tollway. Commissioner Gerald Daugherty has been a vehement advocate for the proposed highway, a 3.6-mile toll road connecting the southern end of MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) with FM 1626 in Hays County. His campaign to return to public office last year was largely focused on the promise of getting the road built. The Save Our Springs Alliance, a longtime opponent of the tollway that is designed to be built [...]

Save Our Springs sues for emails on proposed Texas 45 tollway2013-11-14T16:20:26-06:00

Annexation deal still under seal

2013-11-13T16:42:30-06:00

By Emma Perez-Treviño Valley Morning Star Originally published Nov. 12, 2013 HARLINGEN — The city is asking Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott if it must release a copy of its settlement agreement with annexation opponent Charles “Chuck” Lee. The city also wants Abbott to determine if it must release how much money it agreed to pay Lee to settle the five-year conflict over annexation of land on the city’s west side, whether the money will come from the city’s general fund or if it is covered by insurance. These questions are contained in a Nov. 8 letter from the city’s attorneys [...]

Annexation deal still under seal2013-11-13T16:42:30-06:00

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