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DMN: Force elected officials to publicly vote on open records issues

2014-04-01T15:39:48-05:00

By Scott K. Parks The Dallas Morning News Originally published March 31, 2014 Among friends, keeping secrets is a good thing. Not so much when it comes to governments keeping secrets from citizens. Local governments in North Texas have a penchant for secrecy. They routinely deny citizen requests for public records under a system that only a crook or a government-paid lawyer could love. First, a little background. The Texas Public Information Act allows any citizen to file a written request for records kept in government file cabinets or computers. The law applies to local governments, state agencies, the Legislature and [...]

DMN: Force elected officials to publicly vote on open records issues2014-04-01T15:39:48-05:00

FOI Foundation honors Robert and Maureen Decherd

2014-03-31T15:09:07-05:00

G.J. McCarthy/Staff Photographer Maureen and Robert Decherd accepted the John Henry Faulk Award for Civic Virtue on Friday from Paul Watler of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. By Christina Rosales The Dallas Morning News Originally published March 28, 2014 Robert and Maureen Decherd received the John Henry Faulk Award for Civic Virtue Friday from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The former chairman, president and chief executive of The Dallas Morning News’ parent company, A.H. Belo Corporation, was a founder of the foundation that honored him. He served as its first president from 1978 to 1981. The foundation periodically bestows [...]

FOI Foundation honors Robert and Maureen Decherd2014-03-31T15:09:07-05:00

Cornyn: Schumer doesn’t have votes for federal shield law

2014-03-28T12:52:36-05:00

By Hadas Gold Politico Originally published March 27, 2014 Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) no longer has the votes to pass a proposed media shield law, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said in an interview this week.   Speaking with Breitbart, Cornyn called the proposed shield law a "bad idea" that won't pass.   “If he had the votes to pass it, it already would have been passed,” Cornyn said. “This isn’t about passing legislation, this is about distracting the public’s attention and changing the subject from the failed policies of this administration. I think you could put this in that same category.”   [...]

Cornyn: Schumer doesn’t have votes for federal shield law2014-03-28T12:52:36-05:00

Lawsuit seeks to reveal source of Texas execution drug

2014-03-28T12:45:15-05:00

The Dallas Morning News From Wire Reports Originally published March 26, 2014 HOUSTON — Attorneys for two Texas inmates facing execution next month with a new batch of pentobarbital obtained by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding the prison agency disclose the identity of the new supplier. The petition filed in state court in Austin also sought an emergency order requiring state authorities to identify when the drug was obtained and any results of tests on its potency and purity. The attorneys represent convicted killers Tommy Lynn Sells, set to die April 3, and Ramiro Hernandez, scheduled for April 9. [...]

Lawsuit seeks to reveal source of Texas execution drug2014-03-28T12:45:15-05:00

After six years, UT law professor to gain access to previously withheld border information

2014-03-26T13:40:38-05:00

By Christine Breitbeil The Daily Texan Originally published March 25, 2014 Six years after her initial request for public records regarding federally built fences along the Texas-Mexico border, UT law professor Denise Gilman has passed a significant barrier in receiving the documents. On March 14, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the government must disclose names and addresses of those affected by the border wall due to possible discrimination. In 2006, the U.S. Congress passed the Secure Fence Act, which mandated the construction of a 670-mile wall along the border of the U.S. and Mexico. Gilman, also co-director of [...]

After six years, UT law professor to gain access to previously withheld border information2014-03-26T13:40:38-05:00

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