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LULAC sues Texas over non-citizen voting claim, says Public Information Act being used to hide data

FOIFT2019-01-31T15:13:18-06:00

By Guillermo Contreras San Antonio Express-News Originally published Jan. 29, 2019 The League of United Latin American Citizens filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Texas Secretary of State David Whitley and Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking an order to force state officials to release the data used in support of Paxton’s claim last week that nearly 100,000 voters may not be U.S. citizens. The suit says Paxton’s announcement last week is a method of voter suppression, meant to instill fear in Hispanic voters. “That’s all they’re doing,” said Luis Vera, LULAC’s general counsel. “They’ve done it in Florida; they’ve done it in [...]

LULAC sues Texas over non-citizen voting claim, says Public Information Act being used to hide dataFOIFT2019-01-31T15:13:18-06:00

Abbott reverses course, says execution drug supplier name can be kept secret

FOIFT2014-05-30T15:24:25-05:00

By Nomaan Merchant and Michael Graczyk Associated Press, via U.S. News and World Report Originally published May 30, 2014 DALLAS (AP) — Texas can keep secret the name of its supplier for its execution drugs, the state attorney general determined after law enforcement argued that suppliers face serious danger. In the decision, Attorney General Greg Abbott's Office cited a "threat assessment" signed by Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw that says pharmacies selling execution drugs face "a substantial threat of physical harm." Thursday's decision was a reversal for the state's top prosecutor on an issue being challenged in several [...]

Abbott reverses course, says execution drug supplier name can be kept secretFOIFT2014-05-30T15:24:25-05:00

State insisting it be given info on Twitter users

ashleywp2013-09-30T03:30:10-05:00

By Kolten Parker, Eva Ruth Moravec San Antonio Express-News Originally published July 31, 2013 AUSTIN — State police have demanded Twitter records from two users that officials allege made “terroristic threats” against lawmakers who pushed for abortion restrictions. One targeted user, Denise Romano, an Austin woman with a private Twitter account, explains on her page that posts are “satirical.” The second user’s account is anonymous and was unused for more than a year before a string of tweets specified in the Texas Department of Public Safety probe. In what appears to be an unprecedented move in Texas, law enforcement officials subpoenaed [...]

State insisting it be given info on Twitter usersashleywp2013-09-30T03:30:10-05:00

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