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FOI Foundation to co-sponsor free libel seminar for Texas journalists

FOIFT2015-10-13T15:54:56-05:00

The Freedom of Information Foundation is co-hosting a free libel seminar for Texas journalists on Thursday, Oct. 29, featuring a presentation by FOI Foundation board member and First Amendment attorney Laura Prather. The seminar takes place at the Austin American-Statesman from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Other co-sponsors are the American-Statesman, the Texas Press Association and the law firm Haynes and Boone. Click here for more information and to RSVP to attend.

FOI Foundation to co-sponsor free libel seminar for Texas journalistsFOIFT2015-10-13T15:54:56-05:00

Legislation would let officials refer information requesters to government websites

FOIFT2015-03-11T20:15:43-05:00

Public officials could respond to information requesters by referring them to specific information on a government website in many cases under legislation presented in committee Wednesday by Rep. Kenneth Sheets, R-Dallas. In laying out House Bill 685, Sheets explained than an anticipated committee substitute for the bill will clarify that the referral to a website would have to include a URL link directly to the requested information. It would also provide for other types of responses to those who don't have Internet access or who need the records in other formats. Sheets contends the update to the Texas Public Information Act [...]

Legislation would let officials refer information requesters to government websitesFOIFT2015-03-11T20:15:43-05:00

Police records: Are Amarilloans in the dark on crime?

FOIFT2014-10-13T15:15:07-05:00

By Russell Anglin and Matt Hutchison Amarillo Globe-News Originally published Oct. 11, 2014 On most days at the Amarillo Police Department, someone sifts through a maze of reports determining what the public should know about crime in the city. After the department determines what’s “newsworthy,” a summary is written about those incidents — usually 10 to 20 a week — and made available to the public. So who’s making the decisions on what the public should and shouldn’t know about police activities and crime? When it comes to police information, it’s Amarillo police officers themselves who determine what will be reported [...]

Police records: Are Amarilloans in the dark on crime?FOIFT2014-10-13T15:15:07-05:00

Texas journalists battle for media access

FOIFT2014-09-29T14:01:49-05:00

By Lena Williams Right to Report Originally published Sept. 24 A year ago, the Texas Legislature amended the state’s Public Information Act to give citizens and journalists greater access to public records and the discussions of public officials. Gov. Rick Perry signed it into law, but did he mean it? Officials across Texas are circumventing some of the key provisions of the state’s 41-year-old Public Information Act, considered by many First Amendment advocates to be one of the strongest in the country. Requests that have been refused in recent months include access to Perry’s travel records, as well as certain court [...]

Texas journalists battle for media accessFOIFT2014-09-29T14:01:49-05:00

Former ‘Eagle’ editor, publisher Donnis Baggett honored at FOI Foundation conference

FOIFT2014-09-15T14:47:12-05:00

The Eagle Staff Report Originally published Sept. 13, 2014 Veteran journalist Donnis Baggett, former publisher and editor of The Eagle, was honored Friday by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas for his work in fighting for open government and the First Amendment. Baggett, who is executive vice president of the Texas Press Association, leads the group's governmental affairs program, which focuses on protecting open records, open meetings and public notice at all levels of government. "When you wrap yourself in the First Amendment for four decades, it's always front of mind, and it's easy to assume that it's front of [...]

Former ‘Eagle’ editor, publisher Donnis Baggett honored at FOI Foundation conferenceFOIFT2014-09-15T14:47:12-05:00

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