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UT System sues AG Ken Paxton to stop records release

FOIFT2015-08-12T14:51:44-05:00

By Ally Mutnick The Texas Tribune Originally published Aug. 11, 2015 The University of Texas System is suing Attorney General Ken Paxton over his office's ruling that the system must release certain records related to an admissions investigation of the University of Texas at Austin. The information, part of an open records request by the Austin American-Statesman, is related to a report on UT-Austin's admission practices that was commissioned by system administrators. The investigation, conducted by Kroll Associates Inc., found that former UT-Austin President Bill Powers helped some students gain admission over the objections of admissions officials. In its petition filed [...]

UT System sues AG Ken Paxton to stop records releaseFOIFT2015-08-12T14:51:44-05:00

AG’s office to rule on request for district attorney emails

FOIFT2015-08-10T14:27:40-05:00

By Kristen Mosbrucker The Monitor Originally published Aug. 7, 2015 EDINBURG — The Texas Attorney General’s office is set to decide whether or not Hidalgo County’s district attorney must release about 1,000 emails sent to and from Ricardo Rodriguez, the district attorney since Jan. 1. The Monitor filed a public information request May 26 under the Texas Public Information Act, that allows public access to information held by governmental agencies. The original request sought an electronic copy of all documentation related to communication including emails, text messages and phone calls made or received by Rodriguez and several of his staff members. [...]

AG’s office to rule on request for district attorney emailsFOIFT2015-08-10T14:27:40-05:00

Some Texas records now closed in wake of state Supreme Court ruling

FOIFT2015-07-30T16:56:46-05:00

By Steve Miller Texas Watchdog Originally published July 30, 2015 An economic development group in Fort Bend County is no longer subject to the state’s open records law in the wake of a game-changing state Supreme Court ruling in June. The Texas Attorney General Office’s open records division has ruled the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council is not a public body, reversing a ruling it made in March regarding the same group before the high court edict. The new AG ruling concludes that under the provisions of the Supreme Court decision, the Fort Bend council is not subject to open records because it has [...]

Some Texas records now closed in wake of state Supreme Court rulingFOIFT2015-07-30T16:56:46-05:00

Judge rules mostly in favor of county commissioner in open records dispute

FOIFT2015-07-29T13:30:33-05:00

By Ken Martin The Austin Bulldog Originally published July 27, 2015 In the public information lawsuit the Save Our Springs Alliance initiated against Travis County Precinct 3 Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, which was argued in court July 13, District Judge Stephen Yelonosky denied most of what the plaintiff sought. But the judge left the door open as to whether the SOS Alliance could persuade the court to order Commissioner Daugherty or Travis County, or both, to change recently enacted policies regarding retention of and access to public records. “There remains a question of the court's jurisdiction, as a pure question of law, [...]

Judge rules mostly in favor of county commissioner in open records disputeFOIFT2015-07-29T13:30:33-05:00

Tom Hicks, Kay Bailey Hutchison among those who helped underqualified students get into UT-Austin, records show

FOIFT2015-07-20T23:16:17-05:00

By Bobby Blanchard and Christy Hoppe The Dallas Morning News Originally published July 20, 2015 AUSTIN – Dozens of highly influential Texans – including lawmakers, millionaire donors and university regents – helped under-qualified students get into the University of Texas at Austin, often by writing to UT officials, records show. Among those who wrote directly to then-President Bill Powers and then-Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, bypassing the admissions office, were famed golfer and UT grad Ben Crenshaw, former UT regent H. Scott Caven Jr., Austin lawyer Roy Minton and Sens. Kevin Eltife and Carlos Uresti, records obtained by The Dallas Morning News show. [...]

Tom Hicks, Kay Bailey Hutchison among those who helped underqualified students get into UT-Austin, records showFOIFT2015-07-20T23:16:17-05:00

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