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Judge: Farenthold must testify in Open Meetings Act case

2018-07-24T18:18:59-05:00

By Jessica Priest Victoria Advocate Originally published July 23, 2018 Former U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold will have to testify in a Texas Open Meetings Act lawsuit, a judge ruled Monday. And so will Farenthold’s boss, Calhoun Port Authority Director Charles Hausmann, as well as the man who directed Hausmann to hire him, the Calhoun Port Authority’s Board Chairman Randy Boyd. The Victoria Advocate sued the port earlier this year, seeking to nullify Farenthold’s hiring because the action was taken without proper public notice. Read the full story here.

Judge: Farenthold must testify in Open Meetings Act case2018-07-24T18:18:59-05:00

Houston mayor’s former press secretary indicted, accused of withholding public records

2018-07-19T23:23:39-05:00

By Mike Morris Houston Chronicle Originally published July 19, 2018 Mayor Sylvester Turner's former press secretary, Darian Ward, was indicted by a grand jury this week, accused of violating state law by failing to turn over public records in response to a reporter’s request late last year. The indictment, handed up Tuesday but released by Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office Thursday, says Ward misrepresented the number of emails responsive to a reporter’s request for correspondence about her personal business activities and unlawfully withheld public records. Read the full story here.  

Houston mayor’s former press secretary indicted, accused of withholding public records2018-07-19T23:23:39-05:00

Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government

2018-07-17T16:26:27-05:00

By Alberta Phillips Austin American-Statesman Originally published July 12, 2018 Daily newspapers long have been the barking – and oftentimes biting – watchdogs that keep the public informed about what their government is doing, be that rescuing people from massive flooding in Austin in 2015, or the mismanagement of $2 billion in contracts by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which came to light that same year. Find the full column here.

Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government2018-07-17T16:26:27-05:00

AG tells Victoria school district to release superintendent search details

2018-07-15T22:31:38-05:00

By Gabriella Canales Victoria Advocate Originally published July 1, 2018 Victoria school district officials must release public documents about the district’s superintendent hiring process, according to an opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office. The opinion came about three months after Emett Alvarez, managing editor of the Revista de Victoria, requested information in May about the district’s superintendent search. Read the full story here.  

AG tells Victoria school district to release superintendent search details2018-07-15T22:31:38-05:00

Former Richardson ISD board member alleges board secretly deliberated before votes

2018-07-10T14:52:09-05:00

By Nanette Light The Dallas Morning News Originally published July 9, 2018 A former Richardson ISD school board member has sued the school district and its board of trustees, alleging "continuous and systematic" violations of the state's open meetings law. David Tyson Jr. - a black businessman who has challenged the validity of the all-white board in the diverse district - said in the civil lawsuit that the school board has participated in a long-running practice of violating the state's open meetings laws. The result, he alleged, has been that votes are merely "rubber-stamp" formalities. Read the full story here.

Former Richardson ISD board member alleges board secretly deliberated before votes2018-07-10T14:52:09-05:00

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