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Railroad to Texas officials: Releasing oil train reports could enable insider trading

FOIFT2015-01-09T15:27:08-06:00

By Curtis Tate McClatchy Washington Bureau Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 In the latest attempt to keep states from publicly releasing information about crude oil trains, one railroad argues that the disclosures could facilitate insider trading. In a Dec. 29 letter to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Kansas City Southern wrote that the state “should not disclose information to individuals that creates the potential for investment activity by individuals having non-public information.” Other railroads had attempted to block the release of oil train information by arguing it would pose a security risk or compromise trade secrets. McClatchy obtained such data, however, [...]

Railroad to Texas officials: Releasing oil train reports could enable insider tradingFOIFT2015-01-09T15:27:08-06:00

Texas inaugural committee mum on who’s funding festivities

FOIFT2015-01-08T19:18:38-06:00

By Christy Hoppe The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 AUSTIN — From preparations for their inauguration, it’s clear that Gov.-elect Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick intend to dance with the ones who brung them. But it’s not that clear who will be paying for it. In a break from previous Texas inaugurations, officials said they will not release the identities of corporate and individual contributors who are bankrolling the $4 million festivities until after the Jan. 20 event. During his campaign, Abbott made increasing government transparency one of his top issues. “Abbott ran on a platform [...]

Texas inaugural committee mum on who’s funding festivitiesFOIFT2015-01-08T19:18:38-06:00

Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Austin Bulldog

FOIFT2015-01-08T19:08:37-06:00

By Marty Toohey Austin American-Statesman Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 An Austin court has dismissed City Council Member Don Zimmerman’s campaign-season defamation lawsuit against the Austin Bulldog, an investigative reporting website. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled Wednesday that Zimmerman must pay the Bulldog $8,400 in attorney’s fees, plus $579 in court costs and other expenses and a $1,000 sanction for filing a frivolous suit, according to Bulldog attorneys. Peter D. Kennedy of the law firm Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody represented the Bulldog. The dispute arose from the Bulldog’s reporting on court records of a custody dispute over Zimmerman’s daughter. [...]

Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Austin BulldogFOIFT2015-01-08T19:08:37-06:00

Houston Chronicle on free speech: Defend to the death

FOIFT2015-01-08T15:35:46-06:00

Houston Chronicle Editorial Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 The masked gunmen who attacked the Paris publication Charlie Hebdo yesterday stand for nothing more than the most horrid scheme that villainy can invent, and fanaticism put into practice. We borrow those words from Voltaire, the Enlightenment-era satirical writer. He has passed, but his ideals of free speech live on. So will those of Charlie Hebdo. The self-proclaimed "irresponsible newspaper" has long been the target of fundamentalist ire for its cartoons that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad in a preposterous light. Throughout the magazine's history, few have been safe from its extraordinary mockery. Catholic organizations have [...]

Houston Chronicle on free speech: Defend to the deathFOIFT2015-01-08T15:35:46-06:00

San Antonio debates police body cameras, public access

FOIFT2015-01-08T15:24:09-06:00

By Josh Baugh San Antonio Express-News Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 The City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Wednesday continued deliberating whether to outfit police officers with body cameras and also made some headway on a new contract that will recast how towing companies handle wrecks on public streets. The Police Department will likely outfit 251 police officers on downtown bike patrol and in the Park Police with small cameras worn on the uniform while other units will continue to use in-car video systems. Police Chief Anthony Treviño told the committee that the department is ahead of the national curve because [...]

San Antonio debates police body cameras, public accessFOIFT2015-01-08T15:24:09-06:00

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