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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

City of McKinney charging $79K for emails about pool party cop

FOIFT2015-07-01T15:25:08-05:00

By Andy Cush Gawker Originally published June 29, 2015 Days after McKinney, Texas, police officer Eric Casebolt was filmed pointing his service weapon at a group of unarmed black teenagers at a pool party this month, Gawker submitted a Public Information Act request to the city of McKinney asking to see Casebolt’s records and any emails about his conduct sent or received by McKinney Police Department employees. Today, we received a letter from the city’s attorneys claiming that fulfilling our request would cost $79,229.09. Click here to read the full Gawker story.

City of McKinney charging $79K for emails about pool party copFOIFT2015-07-01T15:25:08-05:00

Court ruling gets audit a step closer to becoming public

FOIFT2014-04-29T13:27:07-05:00

By Stevie Poole A-J Media Originally published April 28, 2014 A story more than a decade in the making is a step closer to being told. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court refused to hear a case HealthSmart Holdings Inc. initiated, hoping to keep an audit of Lubbock’s former insurance administrator private. “If they did decline to hear it and if it has been determined that the audit needs to be released, I’m going to be happy,” said Mayor Glen Robertson, who had not yet been briefed on the court’s decision on Monday. The audit was part of a city controversy [...]

Court ruling gets audit a step closer to becoming publicFOIFT2014-04-29T13:27:07-05:00

Records show Texas transportation agency’s land deals under federal grand jury investigation

FOIFT2014-04-07T14:48:38-05:00

By Kevin Krause and Brandon Formby The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 7, 2014 The Texas Department of Transportation’s land purchases for the expansion of Interstate 35E in North Texas are part of a federal grand jury’s probe into potential criminal activity, according to state records obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The agency confirmed the federal investigation in a letter sent last month to the state attorney general’s office. TxDOT officials declined last week to discuss the inquiry, its scope or what prompted it. “I really can’t comment on any aspect of it just because of the fact that it’s [...]

Records show Texas transportation agency’s land deals under federal grand jury investigationFOIFT2014-04-07T14:48:38-05:00

Annexation deal still under seal

FOIFT2013-11-13T16:42:30-06:00

By Emma Perez-Treviño Valley Morning Star Originally published Nov. 12, 2013 HARLINGEN — The city is asking Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott if it must release a copy of its settlement agreement with annexation opponent Charles “Chuck” Lee. The city also wants Abbott to determine if it must release how much money it agreed to pay Lee to settle the five-year conflict over annexation of land on the city’s west side, whether the money will come from the city’s general fund or if it is covered by insurance. These questions are contained in a Nov. 8 letter from the city’s attorneys [...]

Annexation deal still under sealFOIFT2013-11-13T16:42:30-06:00

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