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New Texas House rules to require press members to affirm they do not lobby

2014-12-04T18:06:21-06:00

By John Reynolds The Texas Tribune Originally published Dec. 4, 2014 Members of the press will continue to be allowed on the House floor in the upcoming legislative session, but they will now be required to affirm that they do not lobby, according to procedures adopted Thursday morning by the legislative panel that manages operations of the Texas House. The normally routine procedure of credentialing media organizations received more scrutiny than usual after the conservative group AgendaWise filed suit after being denied floor access last legislative session. That suit was recently thrown out by a state appeals court after judges decided [...]

New Texas House rules to require press members to affirm they do not lobby2014-12-04T18:06:21-06:00

AG rules against information request on San Antonio’s homeland security funds

2014-12-02T14:21:30-06:00

By Mark Reagan San Antonio Current Originally published Dec. 1, 2014 Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and heir to the Lone Star State's governorship, recently ruled against an open records request we filed. After a black man named Michael Brown was killed earlier this year by a white cop named Darren Wilson, we watched and listened, like most of the nation, as Ferguson, Missouri, erupted into protests against the police. During the ensuing months, many conversations about race and policing became prevalent on TV screens and in news publications. One topic repeatedly visited by pundits and at coffee tables around the [...]

AG rules against information request on San Antonio’s homeland security funds2014-12-02T14:21:30-06:00

Court says Tarrant Regional Water District didn’t violate open meetings law

2014-12-01T16:15:40-06:00

By Bill Hanna Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Nov. 28, 2014 The 2nd Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Tarrant Regional Water District did not violate the Texas Open Meetings Act when it discussed a massive 149-mile pipeline project that will bring water from east Texas to Fort Worth and Dallas. Dallas businessman Monty Bennett sued TRWD in 2013, arguing that the board circumvented the Open Meetings law by effectively making most of its decisions in two-person committees that the board then rubber stamped with little or no public discussion. Bennett is fighting TRWD’s attempts to use eminent domain to [...]

Court says Tarrant Regional Water District didn’t violate open meetings law2014-12-01T16:15:40-06:00

Board chair backs out of meeting to avoid Open Meetings Act violation

2014-11-26T13:52:27-06:00

By Bleah B. Patterson San Antonio College Ranger Originally published Nov. 25, 2014 District 8 trustee Clint Kingsbery said the public should expect a confrontation between the board of trustees and district administrators during the Dec. 16 regular board meeting. The trustees finally have recognized a lack of trust and communication among district administrators and faculty and students, Kingsbery said during Thursday’s special Faculty Senate meeting. Board Chair Anna Bustamante accepted an invitation to attend the meeting but canceled, Faculty Senate President Dawn Elmore said. “I was not able to attend the forum with the SAC Faculty Senate on Thursday due [...]

Board chair backs out of meeting to avoid Open Meetings Act violation2014-11-26T13:52:27-06:00

Lawmaker spoke to grand jury after making open government complaint

2014-11-24T16:02:06-06:00

By Bill Hanna Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Nov. 23, 2014 A state representative said last week that he testified before a Henderson County grand jury after bringing a complaint against the Tarrant Regional Water District because of the way it conducts business. State Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Terrell, said he took a complaint to Henderson County District Attorney Scott McKee last summer. Gooden told the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce this month that he had been contacted by a private citizen concerning allegations about the water district, according to the Athens Daily Review. “I wanted to know how they [...]

Lawmaker spoke to grand jury after making open government complaint2014-11-24T16:02:06-06:00

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