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House transparency committee concludes grounds exist for regent’s impeachment

FOIFT2014-05-13T12:52:01-05:00

By Madlin Mekelburg, Jacob Kerr and Jordan Rudner The Daily Texan Originally published May 12, 2014 Updated (2:56 p.m.): In a statement distributed by attorney Allan Van Fleet, Regent Wallace Hall said his impeachment would not solve the problems he has identified at UT System institutions. "When a Board encounters problems, coverups, and intransigence at a taxpayer-funded institution, is the proper response to hold those who are responsible accountable, or to impeach the board member?" Hall said in his statement. “If the Transparency Committee desires transparency, it should not seek ways to interfere with investigations that would expose improper conduct at the [...]

House transparency committee concludes grounds exist for regent’s impeachmentFOIFT2014-05-13T12:52:01-05:00

FOI Spotlight: House committee hears testimony on ‘dark money’

FOIFT2022-03-31T17:08:49-05:00

By Kelley Shannon FOI Foundation of Texas Executive Director AUSTIN _ Texans have the right "to make a very informed decision" when choosing their elected officials, the chairman of the House State Affairs Committee said Thursday during a hearing on what to do about tracking so-called dark money in campaigns. "This affects their voting decisions," said Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, who chairs the State Affairs Committee, which held a hearing as part of its interim studies. "Something needs to be done to fix this issue." Cook and other legislators asked detailed and pointed questions of invited witnesses, who gave assorted views [...]

FOI Spotlight: House committee hears testimony on ‘dark money’FOIFT2022-03-31T17:08:49-05:00

Registration open for FOIFT annual conference

FOIFT2014-04-30T15:31:48-05:00

Registration is open for the FOI Foundation's Bernard and Audre Rapoport annual conference taking place in Austin on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Sessions are expected to address access to courts; best practices in public records requests; and upcoming open government efforts in the Legislature. The John Henry Faulk Luncheon taking place during the conference will feature presentation of the FOIFT's James Madison Award and the State Bar's Gavel Awards. Click here to register for the full-day conference or the luncheon only. Early bird conference registration is $110; luncheon only registration is $75. Contact FOI Foundation Executive Director Kelley Shannon at [email protected] [...]

Registration open for FOIFT annual conferenceFOIFT2014-04-30T15:31:48-05:00

Court ruling gets audit a step closer to becoming public

FOIFT2014-04-29T13:27:07-05:00

By Stevie Poole A-J Media Originally published April 28, 2014 A story more than a decade in the making is a step closer to being told. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court refused to hear a case HealthSmart Holdings Inc. initiated, hoping to keep an audit of Lubbock’s former insurance administrator private. “If they did decline to hear it and if it has been determined that the audit needs to be released, I’m going to be happy,” said Mayor Glen Robertson, who had not yet been briefed on the court’s decision on Monday. The audit was part of a city controversy [...]

Court ruling gets audit a step closer to becoming publicFOIFT2014-04-29T13:27:07-05:00

Transparency committee to vote on impeachment recommendation in May

FOIFT2014-04-25T15:42:49-05:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published April 24, 2014 A legislative committee that is investigating University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall plans to vote at a hearing on May 12 whether to recommend articles of impeachment to the full House. If it requires more time, the vote may not come until May 13. The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations met on Thursday for the first time since its special counsel, Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, issued a report laying out four possible grounds for Hall's impeachment. The reasons listed in Hardin's report include allegations that the [...]

Transparency committee to vote on impeachment recommendation in MayFOIFT2014-04-25T15:42:49-05:00

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