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Abbott tweaks controversial email destruction policy

2015-01-29T13:45:46-06:00

By David Saleh Rauf San Antonio Express-News Originally published Jan. 28, 2015 AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has changed a controversial policy put in place by former Gov. Rick Perry to delete emails every seven days, extending the period to officially scrub emails to 30 days. An Abbott spokeswoman said the governor initiated the new the record retention rule on his first day on the job, Jan 20. Along with the change to Perry’s email policy, Abbott has created a new position in his office to handle all open records requests. Jordan Hale, the public information coordinator for Abbott when he [...]

Abbott tweaks controversial email destruction policy2015-01-29T13:45:46-06:00

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

Abbott stands by transparency record some say is mixed

2014-07-21T15:51:22-05:00

By Terri Langford The Texas Tribune Originally published July 17, 2014 Ask Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott about his record on providing the public greater access to government records and he will tell you it is one worth bragging about. He has aggressively pursued open records training for state and elected officials, and been honored for his work keeping Texas government transparent. “There really is no attorney general who’s had a greater proven record of achieving more transparency and more openness than myself,” Abbott told The Texas Tribune in an interview last week. But open government advocates find the transparency record of [...]

Abbott stands by transparency record some say is mixed2014-07-21T15:51:22-05:00

Paxton campaign reviewing disclosure lapses

2014-04-21T14:51:37-05:00

By Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published April 21, 2014 State Sen. Ken Paxton, the leading Republican candidate for attorney general, has launched an internal review of his disclosures to state regulatory authorities and the Texas Ethics Commission to determine whether he violated any laws by failing to report several business and professional relationships. Paxton launched the review after The Texas Tribune obtained 2006 letters showing the McKinney lawmaker was being paid to solicit clients for a North Texas financial services firm at a time when he was not registered with the State Securities Board. Registration in such circumstances is typically required. Nor did [...]

Paxton campaign reviewing disclosure lapses2014-04-21T14:51:37-05:00

Documents in sheriff’s deputy shooting death unavailable

2014-01-14T15:22:02-06:00

By Andrea Salazar The Eagle Originally published Jan. 10, 2014 Three weeks after the shooting death of a Burleson County Sheriff's Deputy, it is unclear where the documents detailing the incident are. During phone calls placed by The Eagle in the past week, representatives of the Burleson County Sheriff's Office, the district attorney, the district clerk, the Texas Department of Public Safety and District Judge Reva Towslee Corbett's office claimed the documents were not in their possession. Sgt. Investigator Adam Sowders, 31, was killed Dec. 19 while serving a search warrant at a mobile home near Snook. Henry Goedrich Magee, 28, [...]

Documents in sheriff’s deputy shooting death unavailable2014-01-14T15:22:02-06:00

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