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Opinion: Public’s right to know should be front and center, especially now By Kelley Shannon With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at the forefront of the Legislature’s actions. Information allows citizens to watch over their government, to speak out and to ask questions. There’s no better time than Sunshine Week, which runs this week, to emphasize the importance of the people’s rig...

Commentary: Disasters beg for more government transparency Kelley Shannon, For the Express-News March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Virtual meetings allowed under the Texas Open Meetings Act have worked well for many offices during the pandemic. Bills before the Legislature would address government meetings that don’t accommodate people without home internet.Steve Helber /Associated Press With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the p...

141860_01 A 33-year-old Werribee man has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to child exploitation offences. The man was sentenced in the County Court yesterday. The man was charged after Australian Federal Police officers executed a search warrant at his Werribee property in December 2019. The investigation was launched after the Victorian Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET), comprising Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police members, received a re...

Iranian meth imports to Australia are rising. Experts say some can be linked to this bush SatSaturday 6 updated MonMonday 8 The ephedra plant can be used as a source of ephedrine. ( Share Print text only Cancel An evergreen shrub that grows in the mountains of central Afghanistan is causing major problems for those battling to stop methamphetamines hitting the streets in Australia, experts say. Key points: Iranians in Australia are being tricked into accepting imports containing drugs, police s...

Oil and gas interests left to “self-regulate” in aftermath of winter storm as Texas politicians pile on to ERCOT Texas Tribune Tags:  A gas flare burns bright on a production site northeast of Andrews, Texas. From the natural gas wellheads in West Texas to the power plants that burn gas to generate electricity, multiple energy systems failed during the February 2021 storm in Texas that left millions without power for days. Credit: Jerod Foster for The Texas Tribune After being batt...

Some lawmakers investigating power grid failure received campaign contributions from power companies Tags:  Remember those 24 Texas House lawmakers demanding answers with the cameras rolling last week in Austin? The fiery hearings had intriguing questions and answers involving the CEO’s of CenterPoint and Vistra -- two companies that have provided thousands in campaign contributions to some of those lawmakers. Full Screen1 / 17 These images from documents show the campaign contributions made...

McComb referred to a section of the Attorney Generals Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. Author: Rudy Trevino Updated: 6:25 PM CST March 4, 2021 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Its been a couple of weeks since the winter storm in Texas, and many are now getting hit hard by their electric providers, ending up with massive electricity bills -- some as high as $5,000. Former Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb is echoing the frustration felt by many cons...

Date Time Regional Victorian man charged, after rescue of nine children in Philippines last month A 67 year-old regional Victorian man has been charged with child abuse offences after police linked him to alleged payments to a known child exploitation facilitator in the Philippines. The Victorian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET), comprising Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police members, executed a search warrant at the man’s regional residence in central Victoria on We...

Politically powerful natural gas production and transportation companies, along with their regulators, appear to have so far escaped the wrath of the governor and the Legislature in the aftermath of the Texas power outages.

Oil and gas interests left to "self-regulate" in aftermath of winter storm ERIN DOUGLAS, The Texas Tribune March 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail After being battered by withering criticism of its management of the power grid during last month’s winter storm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas saw several of its board members resign and fired its CEO. The chair of the Public Utility Commission, which oversees the grid operator, was forced to resign. The political fallout from the long-las...