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AG: Dallas County booking records can be kept secret

FOIFT2015-11-16T23:09:45-06:00

By Terri Langford The Texas Tribune Originally published Nov. 16, 2015 A ruling from the Texas Attorney General's office has just made it more difficult to access information about the kinds of crimes undocumented immigrants have committed in Dallas County — and whether local officials turned those offenders over to federal authorities. In a Nov. 13 ruling, the AG's office determined that because the Dallas County Sheriff's Office booking system is maintained for use by the court system, it is not subject to the Texas Public Information Act. The ruling was in response to a request from The Texas Tribune for [...]

AG: Dallas County booking records can be kept secretFOIFT2015-11-16T23:09:45-06:00

DA sues Texas to fight release of controversial contract

FOIFT2015-10-13T22:34:30-05:00

By Tony Plohetski Austin American-Statesman and Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published Oct. 13, 2015 Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg is suing to block the release of records about a controversial agreement that allows a giant insurance company to pay her office more than $400,000 a year to investigate the insurer’s fraud cases. The American-Statesman and the Texas Tribune requested the records under the Texas Public Information Act as part of a months-long investigation of the government prosecutors’ unusual and chummy relationship with Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said last month that Travis County must [...]

DA sues Texas to fight release of controversial contractFOIFT2015-10-13T22:34:30-05:00

Texas Supreme Court ruling shields contract details

FOIFT2015-09-25T14:09:47-05:00

By Aman Batheja The Texas Tribune Originally published Sept. 25, 2015 Over the objections of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in June making it easier for private companies to keep secret details of their contracts with the state of Texas and local governments, a move that public information advocates warn is ripe for abuse. In a 7-1 opinion, the justices ordered Paxton's office to block the release of some information contained in a lease between Boeing and the Port Authority of San Antonio because the aerospace manufacturer said making the details public could prove [...]

Texas Supreme Court ruling shields contract detailsFOIFT2015-09-25T14:09:47-05:00

Abbott withholding records with Paxton’s blessing

FOIFT2015-08-26T15:08:38-05:00

By Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published Aug. 25, 2015 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently added his voice to the Republican uproar over Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, congratulating a GOP presidential hopeful for saying foreign countries know more about her electronic communications than the U.S. Congress does. But Abbott, too, often uses a private email address for official government business, and in many years as a state elected official has often decided less is more when it comes to disclosing the communications. He has argued recently, for instance, that he is a "member of the public" in order to shield [...]

Abbott withholding records with Paxton’s blessingFOIFT2015-08-26T15:08:38-05:00

UT System sues AG Ken Paxton to stop records release

FOIFT2015-08-12T14:51:44-05:00

By Ally Mutnick The Texas Tribune Originally published Aug. 11, 2015 The University of Texas System is suing Attorney General Ken Paxton over his office's ruling that the system must release certain records related to an admissions investigation of the University of Texas at Austin. The information, part of an open records request by the Austin American-Statesman, is related to a report on UT-Austin's admission practices that was commissioned by system administrators. The investigation, conducted by Kroll Associates Inc., found that former UT-Austin President Bill Powers helped some students gain admission over the objections of admissions officials. In its petition filed [...]

UT System sues AG Ken Paxton to stop records releaseFOIFT2015-08-12T14:51:44-05:00

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