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Houston mayor’s former press secretary indicted, accused of withholding public records

2018-07-19T23:23:39-05:00

By Mike Morris Houston Chronicle Originally published July 19, 2018 Mayor Sylvester Turner's former press secretary, Darian Ward, was indicted by a grand jury this week, accused of violating state law by failing to turn over public records in response to a reporter’s request late last year. The indictment, handed up Tuesday but released by Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office Thursday, says Ward misrepresented the number of emails responsive to a reporter’s request for correspondence about her personal business activities and unlawfully withheld public records. Read the full story here.  

Houston mayor’s former press secretary indicted, accused of withholding public records2018-07-19T23:23:39-05:00

Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government

2018-07-17T16:26:27-05:00

By Alberta Phillips Austin American-Statesman Originally published July 12, 2018 Daily newspapers long have been the barking – and oftentimes biting – watchdogs that keep the public informed about what their government is doing, be that rescuing people from massive flooding in Austin in 2015, or the mismanagement of $2 billion in contracts by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which came to light that same year. Find the full column here.

Phillips: Local newspapers help taxpayers as watchdogs on government2018-07-17T16:26:27-05:00

AG tells Victoria school district to release superintendent search details

2018-07-15T22:31:38-05:00

By Gabriella Canales Victoria Advocate Originally published July 1, 2018 Victoria school district officials must release public documents about the district’s superintendent hiring process, according to an opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office. The opinion came about three months after Emett Alvarez, managing editor of the Revista de Victoria, requested information in May about the district’s superintendent search. Read the full story here.  

AG tells Victoria school district to release superintendent search details2018-07-15T22:31:38-05:00

These groups make up Ted Oberg’s freedom of information hall of shame

2018-07-06T21:53:33-05:00

By Ted Oberg KTRK, Houston Originally published July 5, 2018 One of the great freedoms we have in this country is being able to report freely the activities of those elected to govern us. And it's a guiding principle written into the constitution, federal law, and Texas state law. But there are some government agencies that need a lesson in just that. Over the last year, they've earned a spot in the ABC13 Investigates Freedom of Information Hall of Shame. See the full story here.

These groups make up Ted Oberg’s freedom of information hall of shame2018-07-06T21:53:33-05:00

State audit slams Alamo oversight, appears similar to ‘doctored’ draft

2018-06-01T14:39:43-05:00

By Jonathan Tilove Austin American-Statesman Originally published May 31, 2018 The Texas General Land Office released an internal audit Thursday critical of accounting practices at the Alamo that is consistent with a draft report from September that the American-Statesman had obtained and written about in February but which Land Commissioner George P. Bush had described as “doctored.” The document, which questions the use of a nonprofit to manage the Alamo, was characterized by the agency as a “proactive internal audit of the Alamo’s accounting and financial management — the first of its kind in Alamo history — undertaken by the Texas [...]

State audit slams Alamo oversight, appears similar to ‘doctored’ draft2018-06-01T14:39:43-05:00

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