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Texas FOI News

  • Texas AG Ken Paxton must turn over Trump rally records or face lawsuit, Travis County DA says January 18, 2022
  • Threats from Gov. Abbott among reasons why a Texas school district keeps book challenges secretive January 10, 2022
  • Texas AG rules government expenditures to Home Depot subsidiary can be withheld from public December 17, 2021
  • Houston Chronicle Editorial: Texans need more information on wasteful ‘313’ corporate welfare program – not less December 10, 2021
  • Open records bill would have prevented Rio Grande City from exploiting loophole November 30, 2021

If you're a law student in Texas, consider applying for the inaugural FOI Foundation Joel White Scholarship, to be awarded in early 2022. Learn more here.

Hotline Our FOI Hotline (800) 580-6651 is available to anyone with a question concerning the Texas Public Information and Texas Open Meetings acts.

2021 State Conference Videos:

Panel: Law enforcement transparency - Where do we stand?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlmmT9QWtmY

Panel: Texas Legislature - Looking Ahead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8wolQGfpTk

Panel: Pro tips - Managing information roadblocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4MIPpyV2s

Spirit of FOI Awards Presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtVXDkxE28

James Madison Award presentation honoring Patrick Canty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP2iXFBaDmo

Luncheon Keynote: Interview by Bob Garrett of the Dallas Morning News with Texas Land Commissioner and AG candidate George P. Bush, preceded by FOIFT board president Arif Panju remembering Ralph Langer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Qf75jkapY

RSS NFOIC National & State FOI News

  • Fourth annual NFOIC competition invites research proposals focused on FOI, technology January 11, 2022
  • Journalists banned from Iowa Senate floor; transparency advocates raise concerns January 8, 2022
  • Audit of Maine police agencies produces inconsistent results; 1 in 5 didn’t respond January 7, 2022

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