Greg Abbott

Railroad to Texas officials: Releasing oil train reports could enable insider trading

2015-01-09T15:27:08-06:00

By Curtis Tate McClatchy Washington Bureau Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 In the latest attempt to keep states from publicly releasing information about crude oil trains, one railroad argues that the disclosures could facilitate insider trading. In a Dec. 29 letter to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Kansas City Southern wrote that the state “should not disclose information to individuals that creates the potential for investment activity by individuals having non-public information.” Other railroads had attempted to block the release of oil train information by arguing it would pose a security risk or compromise trade secrets. McClatchy obtained such data, however, [...]

Railroad to Texas officials: Releasing oil train reports could enable insider trading2015-01-09T15:27:08-06:00

Texas inaugural committee mum on who’s funding festivities

2015-01-08T19:18:38-06:00

By Christy Hoppe The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 AUSTIN — From preparations for their inauguration, it’s clear that Gov.-elect Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick intend to dance with the ones who brung them. But it’s not that clear who will be paying for it. In a break from previous Texas inaugurations, officials said they will not release the identities of corporate and individual contributors who are bankrolling the $4 million festivities until after the Jan. 20 event. During his campaign, Abbott made increasing government transparency one of his top issues. “Abbott ran on a platform [...]

Texas inaugural committee mum on who’s funding festivities2015-01-08T19:18:38-06:00

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Reveal the drug supplier for executions

2014-12-15T16:23:00-06:00

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Opinion/Editorials Staff Originally published Dec. 12, 2014 When the state administers its ultimate punishment, the death penalty, the process ought to be as transparent as possible. That includes knowing the type of drugs used in lethal injections, and which pharmaceutical companies supply them to the state. Until last year, the suppliers’ names were known, and Attorney General Greg Abbott consistently ruled that such information had to be revealed under the public’s right to know. After several pharmaceutical companies, mainly in Europe, halted their sales of drugs for executions, Texas and other states turned to compounding pharmacies to supply [...]

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Reveal the drug supplier for executions2014-12-15T16:23:00-06:00

AG rules against information request on San Antonio’s homeland security funds

2014-12-02T14:21:30-06:00

By Mark Reagan San Antonio Current Originally published Dec. 1, 2014 Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and heir to the Lone Star State's governorship, recently ruled against an open records request we filed. After a black man named Michael Brown was killed earlier this year by a white cop named Darren Wilson, we watched and listened, like most of the nation, as Ferguson, Missouri, erupted into protests against the police. During the ensuing months, many conversations about race and policing became prevalent on TV screens and in news publications. One topic repeatedly visited by pundits and at coffee tables around the [...]

AG rules against information request on San Antonio’s homeland security funds2014-12-02T14:21:30-06:00

Greg Abbott facing questions on open government

2014-10-07T14:26:15-05:00

By Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman Originally published Oct. 4, 2014 Greg Abbott was the toast of open government advocates early in his 12-year tenure as attorney general, but recent decisions in favor of tighter secrecy have prompted some to re-evaluate his commitment to transparency. Since May, Abbott’s agency has reversed policy by allowing Texas to keep secret the source of its execution drugs and withhold inventory reports listing businesses that stockpile dangerous chemicals, including ammonium nitrate, the compound that exploded in the town of West, killing 15 in 2013. Abbott’s Democratic opponent in the race for governor, Wendy Davis, recently questioned [...]

Greg Abbott facing questions on open government2014-10-07T14:26:15-05:00

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