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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2026 FOI Foundation of Texas to hold Open Government Seminar on May 19 in El Paso AUSTIN – The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas is holding an Open Government Seminar in El Paso on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, featuring training in state open meetings and public records laws. The free seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the El Paso Community Foundation, 333 N. Oregon St., on the first floor. The nonprofit FOI Foundation of Texas is offering the seminar in cooperation with the Texas Attorney General’s Office. “The training sessions [...]

Updated March 29, 2026 DEL RIO, Texas - FOI Foundation of Texas board member and past president Diana "DeeDee" Fuentes, who died unexpectedly after an accidental fall in Washington, D.C., was remembered at her Texas memorial service March 28 as an ardent advocate for a free press and open government and for her compassion for others. "Each interaction mattered to her. You felt special in her presence," said Josh Hinkle, president of Investigative Reporters & Editors Inc., where Fuentes was executive director. "She was this tiny giant in Texas journalism." Fuentes knew that journalists must proceed without fear in doing their [...]

Jan Crawford, chief legal correspondent for CBS News and a recognized authority on the U.S. Supreme Court, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s FOI Foundation of Texas state conference on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Austin. Crawford's 2007 book “Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United States Supreme Court” gained critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times bestseller. She has also reported on most of the major judicial appointments and confirmation hearings of the past 30 years. Stay tuned for more information on the day’s detailed agenda, which will feature [...]