Corpus Christi Caller-Times

For Immediate Release Sept. 14, 2017  AUSTIN _ Two Texas news organizations have won the Spirit of FOI Award for reports exposing problems with the state’s child welfare system and with one city’s police response to domestic violence. The Nancy Monson Spirit of FOI Award, presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, highlights journalism that upholds First Amendment principles and promotes or uses open government laws such as the Texas Public Information Act. The awards were presented Thursday at the FOI Foundation’s state conference in Austin. One of the awards went to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in the Class [...]