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Tag Archives: Gary Elkins

Open government bills moving forward, getting hearings at Texas Capitol

Posted on April 24, 2015 by foiftexas

This week Texas legislators were busy hearing bills both good and bad for open government and freedom of information as Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Texas Legislature, Transparency | Tagged Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Gary Elkins, Joan Huffman, Mike Schofield, open government, Todd Hunter

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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

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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

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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