transparency

Abbott stands by transparency record some say is mixed

2014-07-21T15:51:22-05:00

By Terri Langford The Texas Tribune Originally published July 17, 2014 Ask Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott about his record on providing the public greater access to government records and he will tell you it is one worth bragging about. He has aggressively pursued open records training for state and elected officials, and been honored for his work keeping Texas government transparent. “There really is no attorney general who’s had a greater proven record of achieving more transparency and more openness than myself,” Abbott told The Texas Tribune in an interview last week. But open government advocates find the transparency record of [...]

Abbott stands by transparency record some say is mixed2014-07-21T15:51:22-05:00

Simpson letter warns against settling for ‘tame transparency’

2014-06-04T15:05:01-05:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published June 3, 2014 In a five-page letter sent Monday to all Texas House members, state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, expressed concerns with the legislative committee investigating University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, warning his colleagues that they shouldn’t settle for what he called “tame transparency.” The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, which launched its investigation of Hall nearly a year ago, recently voted that grounds to impeach the regent exist. Hall has been accused of abusing his office in the course of personally conducting investigations of the University of [...]

Simpson letter warns against settling for ‘tame transparency’2014-06-04T15:05:01-05:00

Appeals court: One Texas execution back on schedule after drug secrecy debate

2014-04-03T00:43:34-05:00

By Michael Graczyk The Associated Press Originally published April 2, 2014, in the Austin American-Statesman HOUSTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a ruling requiring the Texas prison system to disclose more information about where it gets lethal-injection drugs, reversing a judge who had halted an upcoming execution. Only hours before the appellate decision, a lower-court judge issued a temporary injunction halting the execution of Tommy Lynn Sells, a convicted serial killer who was set to die Thursday. The case originally included Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, another inmate scheduled to be put to death next week. But the appellate ruling [...]

Appeals court: One Texas execution back on schedule after drug secrecy debate2014-04-03T00:43:34-05:00

Dallas Morning News: Transparency is hope for citizens, foil for officeholders

2014-03-19T14:49:48-05:00

The Dallas Morning News Editorial Originally published March 18, 2014 There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.” Joseph Pulitzer This is Sunshine Week, a time to celebrate and advocate for truth and transparency. And although our iWorld of websites, smartphones and laptops might be unrecognizable to Pulitzer and other turn-of-the-20th-century purveyors of “new journalism,” they would no doubt recognize — and lament — one aspect: the seemingly never-ending quest to force greater transparency from government. That struggle [...]

Dallas Morning News: Transparency is hope for citizens, foil for officeholders2014-03-19T14:49:48-05:00

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

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