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Open Government

Open government advocates notch legislative wins but want more

Bipartisan coalition looks to 2023 after mixed success in 2021 Advocates who pushed for changes to Texas’s public information laws at the legislature this year...

Law Enforcement Lobby Blocking Family Access to Info About Deceased Suspects

Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas persuades Governor Abbott’s office to threaten veto A House amendment to legislation that would have eliminated an existing exception...

Court Guts Open Meetings Act

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturns conspiracy provision enacted in 1973 The nine-member Court of Criminal Appeals today delivered a brutal blow to the public’s...

Legislation to open government records

Seven bills already filed in legislative session would allow more public access to information We’re not quite seven weeks into the Texas Legislature’s 2019 session...

City to host open government symposium

Educating the public a worthwhile goal but being an open government would be betterWhile the Texas Sunshine Coalition works to improve access to public information during the 2019...

Texas Sunshine Coalition seeks greater transparency

Sixteen organizations join efforts to overcome unfavorable court decisions that block access to vital information that should be public The 2019 session of the Texas...

City launched a new software system for responding to public information requests

Requestors can set up a customer account and then track requests through city website The City has taken a major leap into what may be...

City of Austin Fighting Transparency

The City of Austin has taken positions of late that appear to be at odds with its professed ongoing interest in open government.