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Weslaco leaders oust public from city commission meeting, citing anonymous threat

2014-01-14T02:50:32-06:00

By Elizabeth Findell The Monitor Originally published Nov. 14, 2013 City Manager Leo Olivares said police Chief Michael Kelley had notified him shortly before the City Commission meeting began at 5:30 p.m. that someone had called the department earlier in the afternoon saying there needed to be extra security at the meeting because there might be violence. Followers of Weslaco politics knew it would be a controversial evening. After a hotly contested election, the City Commission called the special meeting before new members from the opposite slate were sworn in, looking to shake up the composition of the Economic Development Corp. [...]

Weslaco leaders oust public from city commission meeting, citing anonymous threat2014-01-14T02:50:32-06:00

Attorney General closes case against Victoria City Council

2022-04-07T16:12:45-05:00

Melissa Crowe Victoria Advocate Originally published September 14, 2013 The attorney general's office is closing its open records investigation against the city of Victoria. Four months ago, a public information complaint was filed against the city of Victoria and one former and three current City Council members for records that have yet to be released In a letter dated Sept. 10, Assistant Texas Attorney General Neal Falgoust said the state would close the case against the city of Victoria. The enforcement authority of the attorney general's office does not include on-site inspections of records held by another governmental office, according to [...]

Attorney General closes case against Victoria City Council2022-04-07T16:12:45-05:00

Court Declines to Hear Texas Open Meetings Appeal

2013-08-15T23:35:51-05:00

Originally published March 25, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal challenging the Texas Open Meetings Act, keeping intact the law that bans government officials from talking business in informal settings. Officials from 15 cities in Texas challenged the law in 2009, saying they supported open government but that the law banned such behavior as simply talking to a colleague about a matter on a city meeting agenda. The 1967 law prohibits a quorum of members of a governmental body from deliberating in secret, and violations are punishable by up to six [...]

Court Declines to Hear Texas Open Meetings Appeal2013-08-15T23:35:51-05:00

Big Lake TOMA

2013-09-03T00:05:06-05:00

January 21, 2010 The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas applauds the brave, courageous and responsible action taken by the Big Lake City Council earlier this week. During Tuesday night’s council meeting that governing body voted to remove its name from a federal lawsuit filed by the City of Alpine challenging the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). It is one of the first named plaintiffs to pass such a resolution. “Elected officials are rarely rewarded when they do the right thing," said Keith Elkins, Executive Director of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, “but all Texans should applaud the Big [...]

Big Lake TOMA2013-09-03T00:05:06-05:00

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