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Tag Archives: Joel White

Attorney Joel White, former FOI Foundation president, remembered as strong advocate for press freedom, open government

Posted on August 1, 2018 by foiftexas

First Amendment attorney Joel White, a former president of the FOI Foundation of Texas and longtime champion of open government, Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, TOMA, Transparency | Tagged FOI Hotline, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Joel White, University of Texas School of Law

Abbott withholding records with Paxton’s blessing

Posted on August 26, 2015 by foiftexas

By Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published Aug. 25, 2015 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently added his voice to Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Transparency | Tagged Greg Abbott, Jim Hemphill, Joe Larsen, Joel White, Ken Paxton, public information act

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FOI Hotline

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

Texas FOI News

Austin cites new state law to keep secret pandemic relief non-profits January 11, 2021
Newspaper highlights its best uses of Texas Public Information Act in 2020 January 6, 2021
FOIFT challenges roadblocks to public information December 9, 2020
After shutting down workouts, UH avoids serious COVID-19 outbreaks, public records show November 16, 2020
Journalist Karen Blumenthal receives James Madison Award for open records activism November 10, 2020

FOI Foundation 2020 Online Awards Program

Watch the 2020 FOI Foundation of Texas awards program, along with highlights from recent online open government events. The show originally aired Nov. 10 and is now available any time at this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAulK5ATfs8&feature=youtu.be

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NFOIC National & State FOI News

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Report analyzes 20 years of FOIA litigation by news organizations, reporters January 14, 2021

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