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Open Government Champions: Hunter’s commitment to First Amendment, open government runs deep

FOIFT2016-12-29T15:49:07-06:00

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in an occasional series of opinion pieces on legislators and other Texans who are openly committed to sustaining government transparency and accountability. The articles are being prepared and distributed by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and the Texas Press Association. By Dave Montgomery After 15 years in the Texas Legislature, Rep. Todd Hunter of Corpus Christi has distinguished himself as a relentless defender of press freedoms and government transparency, reflecting a passion rooted deep in his heritage. The son of a journalist, Hunter grew up in a family he says was “very strong on [...]

Open Government Champions: Hunter’s commitment to First Amendment, open government runs deepFOIFT2016-12-29T15:49:07-06:00

Lawmakers to wait for study of committee substitute posting proposal

FOIFT2015-01-15T23:20:17-06:00

The Texas House, in debating its rules for the legislative session, decided Thursday to wait for the Texas Legislative Council to study a proposal that would require posting most "committee substitutes" to bills 24 hours in advance of a committee hearing. The idea put forth by Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, would give the public notice of a new version of a bill that is up for discussion in a committee hearing. That would benefit Texans who are traveling to Austin to testify on the bill, he said. Sometimes committee substitutes are offered at the last minute and those in the audience [...]

Lawmakers to wait for study of committee substitute posting proposalFOIFT2015-01-15T23:20:17-06:00

New Texas House rules to require press members to affirm they do not lobby

FOIFT2014-12-04T18:06:21-06:00

By John Reynolds The Texas Tribune Originally published Dec. 4, 2014 Members of the press will continue to be allowed on the House floor in the upcoming legislative session, but they will now be required to affirm that they do not lobby, according to procedures adopted Thursday morning by the legislative panel that manages operations of the Texas House. The normally routine procedure of credentialing media organizations received more scrutiny than usual after the conservative group AgendaWise filed suit after being denied floor access last legislative session. That suit was recently thrown out by a state appeals court after judges decided [...]

New Texas House rules to require press members to affirm they do not lobbyFOIFT2014-12-04T18:06:21-06:00

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