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Open Government Seminar heads to Houston this week

FOIFT2014-04-28T20:45:33-05:00

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas is hosting an Open Government Seminar in Houston this Wednesday, April 30, in cooperation with the Attorney General's Office. FOIFT is offering these seminars throughout the state. The public is invited. Government officials can get state-required open government training credit, and attorneys can obtain Continuing Legal Education hours. Come learn more about the Texas Public Information Act and Texas Open Meetings Act at the seminar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at South Texas College of Law, Garrett-Townes Auditorium, 1303 San Jacinto St. For more information and registration click here.

Open Government Seminar heads to Houston this weekFOIFT2014-04-28T20:45:33-05:00

Dallas attorneys fight to keep records secret after missing deadlines

FOIFT2014-04-25T16:52:57-05:00

By Steve Thompson The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 22, 2014 Lawyers for the city of Dallas are taking on the Texas attorney general’s office in court, hoping to escape a penalty for missing deadlines triggered by public information requests. The outcome will have “a sweeping impact” on state open records law, a brief by the attorney general says. The city has a spotty record of handling public information requests on time. Attorney General Greg Abbott has called Dallas a “repeat offender” that “consistently ignores statutory deadlines.” On Thursday during a hearing in Austin, Dallas will argue before the 13th [...]

Dallas attorneys fight to keep records secret after missing deadlinesFOIFT2014-04-25T16:52:57-05:00

Ex-town secretary sues, alleges she was fired for refusing to destroy recording

FOIFT2014-04-21T14:56:52-05:00

By Dianna Hunt Denton Record-Chronicle Originally published April 18, 2014 The former town secretary of Shady Shores has filed a lawsuit against the town, alleging she was fired because she refused orders to destroy a tape recording of a public meeting. The suit by Sarah Swanson accuses members of a Town Council subcommittee of violating state law by destroying the recording. Tampering with a government record, including the destruction or altering of records, is a misdemeanor offense. Swanson was fired Feb. 12. “Because of her refusal, her employment was terminated,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed after-hours Thursday in Dallas [...]

Ex-town secretary sues, alleges she was fired for refusing to destroy recordingFOIFT2014-04-21T14:56:52-05:00

Paxton campaign reviewing disclosure lapses

FOIFT2014-04-21T14:51:37-05:00

By Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published April 21, 2014 State Sen. Ken Paxton, the leading Republican candidate for attorney general, has launched an internal review of his disclosures to state regulatory authorities and the Texas Ethics Commission to determine whether he violated any laws by failing to report several business and professional relationships. Paxton launched the review after The Texas Tribune obtained 2006 letters showing the McKinney lawmaker was being paid to solicit clients for a North Texas financial services firm at a time when he was not registered with the State Securities Board. Registration in such circumstances is typically required. Nor did [...]

Paxton campaign reviewing disclosure lapsesFOIFT2014-04-21T14:51:37-05:00

Transparency committee proceeds cautiously as emotions rise

FOIFT2014-04-17T15:05:15-05:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published April 17, 2014 On Wednesday morning, state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, found two fliers slipped under the door of his Capitol office calling for the resignation of embattled University Texas System Regent Wallace Hall. In large red letters, the fliers, which were also distributed to other lawmakers and posted around the University of Texas at Austin campus, declared, “We can’t let one man destroy UT-Austin.” It’s the latest indication that emotions surrounding Hall’s fate have spiked in recent weeks, as higher education observers await the next move of a legislative committee that has conducted [...]

Transparency committee proceeds cautiously as emotions riseFOIFT2014-04-17T15:05:15-05:00

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