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UT regent asks attorney general for access to confidential information

FOIFT2015-04-21T15:29:01-05:00

By Matthew Watkins The Texas Tribune Originally published April 20, 2015 When he abstained from voting to appoint Gregory Fenves as the new president of the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, UT System Regent Wallace Hall said he still had some "lingering, unresolved questions" about the admissions process at the flagship school. Hours later, Hall's lawyer requested help from the state attorney general to find some answers. In a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton, Hall's lawyer says Hall wants access to supporting documents and evidence that was used to compile a consultant's report about the admissions policies at [...]

UT regent asks attorney general for access to confidential informationFOIFT2015-04-21T15:29:01-05:00

Texas lawmakers consider shielding information on suppliers of execution drugs

FOIFT2015-04-16T16:01:27-05:00

By Paul Weber Associated Press via Laredo Morning Times Originally published April 15, 2015 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Saying that executions in Texas are becoming "increasingly difficult to carry out," state officials Wednesday urged lawmakers to send Republican Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that would prevent even death row inmates from knowing the identity of lethal injection drug suppliers. The debate in the Legislature took place just hours before the sixth person this year was set to die in Texas, where the nation's busiest death chamber is again running low on inventory. The office of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton told [...]

Texas lawmakers consider shielding information on suppliers of execution drugsFOIFT2015-04-16T16:01:27-05:00

Hacker group Anonymous demands release of video in Grapevine police shooting

FOIFT2015-04-14T13:40:51-05:00

By Dianne Solis The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 13, 2015 Anonymous, the collective of activist hackers, is urging North Texas officials to release a Grapevine police video of a traffic stop that led to the fatal shooting of Rubén García Villalpando, a 31-year-old mechanic who was not armed. García Villalpando, a Mexican immigrant, was shot Feb. 20 after he was chased into Euless by Grapevine Officer Robert Clark. An Anonymous offshoot played a role last summer in civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., when a police officer there killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old. The group posted the names [...]

Hacker group Anonymous demands release of video in Grapevine police shootingFOIFT2015-04-14T13:40:51-05:00

UT regents call special meeting on Hall’s new information requests

FOIFT2015-04-07T15:13:23-05:00

By Matthew Watkins The Texas Tribune Originally published April 6, 2015 Inquiries by a grand jury and an outside consultant have wrapped up. Calls for resignation have been ignored, and impeachment efforts have stalled. But the controversy over requests for information from University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall continues to boil. The system’s board of regents on Monday called a special meeting for this week to discuss a new request from Hall. The outspoken regent is seeking information about a March investigative report by Kroll Associates that was critical of UT-Austin President Bill Powers and other top university officials. According [...]

UT regents call special meeting on Hall’s new information requestsFOIFT2015-04-07T15:13:23-05:00

Perry prosecutors fight to keep invoices secret

FOIFT2015-04-06T15:38:34-05:00

By Terri Langford The Texas Tribune Originally published April 3, 2015 A Houston lawyer, for reasons unknown, is trying to get the detailed billing records submitted by special prosecutors pursuing felony charges against former Gov. Rick Perry, opening another front in the tangled legal saga. While the likely presidential candidate waits to hear if an appeals court will throw out the charges against him, special prosecutors Mike McCrum and David Gonzalez are now suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton on the side. They are fighting an open records ruling that might force them to disclose details of their investigation, including whom [...]

Perry prosecutors fight to keep invoices secretFOIFT2015-04-06T15:38:34-05:00

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