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Fifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government.
In the current Texas legislative session, we, the people, must protect and strengthen the Public Information Act and maintain our state’s open government legacy.
Fifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government.
The district charged almost $15,000 in a year of open records requests.
On a recent chilly afternoon, Terry Roach gave me a tour of a densely overgrown and littered forest in Benbrook. Although the land is not owned by the city, there are no fences or signs warning folks to stay away. “This was one of the gems of Benbrook,” said the private citizen and Benbrook resident, referring to the