Programs

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas joining forces with award-winning online news site The Texas Tribune to conduct a statewide project for journalism students. The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that educates and advocates for open government and First Amendment issues, announced today that they have partnered with the Texas Tribune to implement the Light of Day Project. Founded six years ago, the Light of Day Project is a statewide collaboration of university-level journalism schools that trains students in the proper execution of open records requests, and offers valuable experience on a collaborative investigative project. Participating [...]

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Friday, November 6, 2009: When Erin Cooper was a journalism student at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, in the Fall of 2006, she participated in a student program of The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The Foundation’s program is called the “Light of Day” project. Journalism faculty at Texas’ universities participate in the Foundation’s statewide topic to teach students how to use public records, including the state’s Open Records Act, to get information that government agencies might not otherwise provide willingly. Little did Cooper know that her curiosity about unrevealed crimes at Tarleton State would lead to [...]