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Tag Archives: Texas Attorney General’s Office

Newspaper highlights its best uses of Texas Public Information Act in 2020

Posted on January 6, 2021 by foiftexas

By Marshall ReidDenton Record-ChronicleOriginally published Dec. 29, 2020 Each year, Denton Record-Chronicle reporters send dozens of requests for public information, a quasi-formal Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Transparency | Tagged Denton Record-Chronicle, Texas Attorney General's Office, Texas Public Information Act

Texas HHSC to release names and locations of nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks

Posted on July 27, 2020 by foiftexas

After the Texas Attorney General’s Office rejected most of the secrecy arguments made by the state Health and Human Services Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Transparency | Tagged COVID-19, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, nursing homes, state hospitals, Texas Attorney General's Office, Texas Health and Human Services

Attorney general rules identities and locations of nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks must be released

Posted on July 20, 2020 by foiftexas

AUSTIN – In a strong ruling for open government, the Texas Attorney General’s Office has rejected most arguments presented by Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Transparency | Tagged COVID-19 outbreaks, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, Texas Attorney General's Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Travis County trying to withhold information about its opposition to open records legislation

Posted on July 14, 2020 by foiftexas

By John EngelKXANOriginally published July 13, 2020 Travis County will ask the Attorney General’s office whether it can withhold communication Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Texas Legislature, Transparency | Tagged House Bill 147, in-custody death, Rep. Joe Moody, Texas Attorney General's Office, Texas Public Information Act

Reporters barred. Records delayed. How coronavirus shrouded local government in secrecy

Posted on April 9, 2020 by foiftexas

By Jessica PriestUSA Today NetworkOriginally published April 8, 2020 Read the full story here. Thirty-five states have temporarily altered open Continue Reading →

Posted in News, PIA, Texas Legislature, TOMA, Transparency | Tagged catastrophe notices, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, open government laws, Texas Attorney General's Office

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