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Texas A&M refuses to release animal testing records; AG agrees

2015-07-20T13:21:53-05:00

By Nicole Cobler Houston Chronicle Originally published July 19, 2015 AUSTIN - Backed by a legal opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas A&M University is refusing to divulge information about dozens of animals used in lab testing. At least 40 people have requested daily care logs and health records of cats and dogs used in research. But a recent attorney general's opinion maintains veterinarian-patient privilege and allows the university to withhold the records, presenting a unique roadblock and a "terrible precedent" that other Texas universities might follow, animal rights activists said. "Almost every other state that has a veterinarian-patient statute [...]

Texas A&M refuses to release animal testing records; AG agrees2015-07-20T13:21:53-05:00

Sunshine Week: The Eagle reports on Texas universities and open records

2014-03-20T18:44:02-05:00

By Allen Reed The Bryan-College Station Eagle Originally published March 18, 2014 It's Sunshine Week, so let's look at how many information requests were sent to the top universities in Texas last year and how many of those are referred to the Texas attorney general. In February, The Eagle asked the six university systems and their flagship institutions for “the number of information requests received during the 2013 calendar year and the number of those requests for which an attorney general ruling was sought.” Last year, for example, Texas A&M received about 890 open records requests and sent about 10 percent [...]

Sunshine Week: The Eagle reports on Texas universities and open records2014-03-20T18:44:02-05:00
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