Articles tagged: government transparency
Ready, Set, File: Transparency Bills Passed by Legislature Could Open the Door to Once-Public Records
The measures would sew up the so-called Boeing loopholes, which the government has used thousands of times to keep taxpayer-funded deals private.
UPDATE: The effort to close the “dead suspect” loophole, which Texas law enforcement agencies have used to keep secret the circumstances surrounding...Read More
House Approves Major Transparency Bill
Geren, the sponsor of the bill, needed to keep the language of Senate Bill 346 the same during Monday’s vote if he wanted it to have any chance of survival....Read More
Open Records Bill Would Ensure More Emails and Texts Get Disclosed
Rep. Todd Hunter's bill adds messages from any phone or device used for official business—whether it's personal or government-owned—to the scope of public i...Read More