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Texas Supreme Court justice: Open government ‘difficult, serious’ business

2013-12-09T19:10:02-06:00

Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Boyd said Monday his judicial perspective on open government comes from years spent on both sides of the issue and that public access laws can be too easily abused from either end. "The great challenge in this business is figuring out where to draw the line," said Boyd, who has worked in the Texas Attorney General's Office and as chief of staff for Gov. Rick Perry. In both offices, he said, he gained respect for the importance of government transparency. But he also spent years as an attorney in private practice representing clients who didn't want [...]

Texas Supreme Court justice: Open government ‘difficult, serious’ business2013-12-09T19:10:02-06:00

Suit alleges SAPD withheld puppy shooting records

2014-01-13T13:21:14-06:00

By Guillermo Contreras San Antonio Express-News Originally published Dec. 4, 2013 SAN ANTONIO — What happened during a San Antonio police raid at a Babcock Road apartment last spring in which two puppies were allegedly shot and killed? Only police know, and they refuse to release details, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the city and its police chief, William McManus. Patricia Taylor, a member of the grass-roots organization Texas Moms United to End the War on Drugs, filed a formal public records request for the police report a little more than a week after the May 10 incident. She received [...]

Suit alleges SAPD withheld puppy shooting records2014-01-13T13:21:14-06:00

Victoria Advocate: Calhoun County delay tactics show sunshine laws need more teeth

2013-12-02T15:04:21-06:00

Victoria Advocate Editorial Board Originally published Nov. 30, 2013 Calhoun County's fight to keep public information away from the public is revealing in many ways. First, we're reminded yet again that government needs to be watched. These county commissioners and the Calhoun County district attorney aren't bad people by nature, but many public officials have an alarming tendency to forget they serve the public. Next, the Texas Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act need to be zealously guarded and enhanced. Only because of these laws do Calhoun taxpayers know their elected officials entered into a secret settlement with a former [...]

Victoria Advocate: Calhoun County delay tactics show sunshine laws need more teeth2013-12-02T15:04:21-06:00

Longview News-Journal: Online access gives Texans needed look at government

2014-01-13T13:23:01-06:00

Longview News-Journal Editorial Originally published Nov. 26, 2013   The Texas Public Information Act is clear about who gets access to government documents: You do, with a few exceptions. But just because our state has a strong open records law doesn’t always mean it’s easy to get your hands on the records you need to find out what your government is doing, how it’s spending your money, and who it’s doing business with. As anyone who has tried it knows, too many of our governmental agencies seem to work the law to make getting information difficult and time consuming. Their idea [...]

Longview News-Journal: Online access gives Texans needed look at government2014-01-13T13:23:01-06:00

AG rules in favor of Victoria Advocate records request

2013-11-15T23:45:43-06:00

The Texas Attorney General's Office has ruled Calhoun County must release the records of a federal employment lawsuit settlement that were requested by the Victoria Advocate. The newspaper asked for the records of a June settlement in a case brought by a former county employee. The county maintained the settlement agreement was not a public document and that the record was not in its possession, but the Attorney General's Office disagreed with that argument in a Nov. 8 ruling. The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas submitted comments in support of the Advocate. FOIFT board member Joe Larsen, an attorney who [...]

AG rules in favor of Victoria Advocate records request2013-11-15T23:45:43-06:00

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