Transparency

Dallas Morning News: Transparency is hope for citizens, foil for officeholders

2014-03-19T14:49:48-05:00

The Dallas Morning News Editorial Originally published March 18, 2014 There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.” Joseph Pulitzer This is Sunshine Week, a time to celebrate and advocate for truth and transparency. And although our iWorld of websites, smartphones and laptops might be unrecognizable to Pulitzer and other turn-of-the-20th-century purveyors of “new journalism,” they would no doubt recognize — and lament — one aspect: the seemingly never-ending quest to force greater transparency from government. That struggle [...]

Dallas Morning News: Transparency is hope for citizens, foil for officeholders2014-03-19T14:49:48-05:00

Sunshine Week: Public should demand online access to public information

2014-03-19T14:42:15-05:00

By Emily Shaw Sunlight Foundation Originally published March 12, 2014, on sunshineweek.org This week is Sunshine Week, a nationwide discussion about the importance of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. During this week we pay special attention to our collective obligation to bring some “sunshine” to the often shadowy processes of government decision-making. Different governments have different ways of inhibiting effective oversight of government decision-making, from intentional stonewalling and secrecy to budget-driven decisions to reduce hours and staffing. These problems, while diverse, may have a similar solution: Public records and the content of public [...]

Sunshine Week: Public should demand online access to public information2014-03-19T14:42:15-05:00

Sunshine Week: Denton Record-Chronicle evaluates officeholders’ financial disclosures

2014-03-16T18:04:06-05:00

By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Denton Record-Chronicle Originally published March 15, 2014 Personal financial statements can offer clues to the financial interests of local officials and improve government transparency — that is, if more residents had a clue about how to find them. The little-known and rarely accessed statements contain potentially valuable disclosures from select public officials about their own property holdings, stocks and bonds, outside business interests or employment, even gifts granted to them during their public service. But an investigation by the Denton Record-Chronicle found that efforts to make the information public have fallen short, in part because the documents are [...]

Sunshine Week: Denton Record-Chronicle evaluates officeholders’ financial disclosures2014-03-16T18:04:06-05:00

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

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