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l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:01:00 -0600" title="2020-01-10 00:01 CST"> Jan. 10, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For four years, local and state governments in Texas were allowed to keep a lot of public business hidden. 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class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/23/texas-supreme-court-execution-drug-rehearing/">After loss at state Supreme Court, Texas keeps fighting to conceal its execution drug supplier</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:43:00 -0500" title="2018-07-23 14:43 CDT"> July 23, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">With new execution drugs in stock, the state is fighting a June Texas Supreme Court decision 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class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/30/analysis-texas-lawmakers-unanimously-asked-study-open-government-theyr/">Analysis: Texas lawmakers asked for a study on open government. They’re still waiting.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-03-30 00:01 CDT"> March 30, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Efforts to close loopholes in the state's open information laws fell short at the end of last year's legislative session. An interim committee intended to get a head start before the 2019 session hasn't met. 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class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Guillermo Esteves </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/15/texas-prison-system-delays-release-public-information-executions/">Texas prison system stalls release of public information on executions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:00 -0600" title="2018-02-15 00:01 CST"> Feb. 15, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Earlier this month, defense lawyers claimed Texas was botching its executions with old drugs. Now, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stalled the release of information on how many lethal doses the state has and when they expire. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/15/texas-prison-system-delays-release-public-information-executions/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/15/texas-prison-system-delays-release-public-information-executions/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/07/analysis-cloudy-day-sunshine-laws-texas/">Analysis: A cloudy day for sunshine laws in Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 7 Feb 2018 00:01:00 -0600" title="2018-02-07 00:01 CST"> Feb. 7, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">It might deflate your confidence in the state of Texas to find that the people protecting your access to government information have their thumbs on the scale. That they’re playing favorites. That they put requests from their enemies on the slow track. Or that they advise the agencies who come to them for advice to act that way. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/07/analysis-cloudy-day-sunshine-laws-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/07/analysis-cloudy-day-sunshine-laws-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dZpYDaTkRgRauUXXBxjM3YN0CLA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/07/Marc_Rylander_1_TT.jpg" alt="Marc Rylander is a spokesman 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RTNN0uXZspaVtrhUyKmaxYiUFak=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/07/Marc_Rylander_1_TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dZpYDaTkRgRauUXXBxjM3YN0CLA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/07/Marc_Rylander_1_TT.jpg" alt="Marc Rylander is a spokesman for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Twitter </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/18/texas-house-halts-senate-effort-plug-records-loopholes/">Texas House halts effort to ensure access to public information</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 May 2017 18:06:00 -0500" title="2017-05-18 18:06 CDT"> May 18, 2017 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas House has thwarted an effort to patch what some called “glaring loopholes” in public records law, recently punched by the Texas Supreme Court. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/18/texas-house-halts-senate-effort-plug-records-loopholes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/18/texas-house-halts-senate-effort-plug-records-loopholes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Sp3bDgy3pbyn4kellR7wgRBDgPA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/03/OpenRecordsRequests.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sJcwyAqo19HVHegOe7mFDs7co8U=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/03/OpenRecordsRequests.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9o5ExpCnn2TikIc10LbWjyuaRcE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/03/OpenRecordsRequests.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> The Sunlight Foundation </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/11/texas-senate-unticks-proposals-plug-public-records-loopholes/">Texas Senate unsticks proposals to plug public records "loopholes"</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 May 2017 17:39:00 -0500" title="2017-05-11 17:39 CDT"> May 11, 2017 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">With looming deadlines threatening to kill a slew of bills aiming to bolster access to public records in Texas, Sen. Kirk Watson muscled them closer to the governor's desk — all at once. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/11/texas-senate-unticks-proposals-plug-public-records-loopholes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/11/texas-senate-unticks-proposals-plug-public-records-loopholes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, talks about open records efforts on Jan. 31, 2017." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5gs0EYjBQkTwd_jDQvQIhWmGt4E=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/siWay554l9QpuldEM2YgVRp-bu0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7lBtaJJxd7vGw8qKESYKO_i9eac=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KbHMRcPDvQ9HzkWo5Wtef823T3k=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0ctRTkq4iEFZaUYILlzBQnL8VG4=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2r4dDkFaQ-2GNGEwUf1j_IM6LoQ=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/58aYpIBN7bB_5oRebaUwodWXlWg=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vhrt4T71WvL6tGR0YD11raalIyU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FTKCKUsU9cRrgDQl3MPvUlkBafM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/U4oOyY6BjSbhBiVH8Onqj3jTP8w=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fzCG57kyzRTRO-4UyC32XW1s8nA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6kARcctgB9aKBxjViHad0EDWW_Y=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/J4_bMYKGrkzlWkdGd-a56s8VOnw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xni9DBaxFEsjk9rpvj9_dPUU-us=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iwAHwYT7yl97vPFS8Cg4BDMXdu0=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, talks about open records efforts on Jan. 31, 2017." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/28/bills-plug-public-information-loopholes-breeze-through-senate/">Bills to plug public information "loopholes" breeze through Senate</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:49:00 -0500" title="2017-03-28 15:49 CDT"> March 28, 2017 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The legislation pushes back against two 2015 Texas Supreme Court rulings that have enabled private companies involved with government contracts to keep parts of those contracts secret. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/28/bills-plug-public-information-loopholes-breeze-through-senate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/28/bills-plug-public-information-loopholes-breeze-through-senate/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, talks about open records efforts on Jan. 31, 2017." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5gs0EYjBQkTwd_jDQvQIhWmGt4E=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/siWay554l9QpuldEM2YgVRp-bu0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7lBtaJJxd7vGw8qKESYKO_i9eac=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KbHMRcPDvQ9HzkWo5Wtef823T3k=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0ctRTkq4iEFZaUYILlzBQnL8VG4=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2r4dDkFaQ-2GNGEwUf1j_IM6LoQ=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/58aYpIBN7bB_5oRebaUwodWXlWg=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vhrt4T71WvL6tGR0YD11raalIyU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FTKCKUsU9cRrgDQl3MPvUlkBafM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/U4oOyY6BjSbhBiVH8Onqj3jTP8w=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fzCG57kyzRTRO-4UyC32XW1s8nA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6kARcctgB9aKBxjViHad0EDWW_Y=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/J4_bMYKGrkzlWkdGd-a56s8VOnw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xni9DBaxFEsjk9rpvj9_dPUU-us=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iwAHwYT7yl97vPFS8Cg4BDMXdu0=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VTVG7aB-SRB5RgTgnf4bLhMRzDw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/31/_95I1370TT.JPG" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, talks about open records efforts on Jan. 31, 2017." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/28/businesses-oppose-legislation-limiting-public-information-exemptions/">Businesses oppose legislation limiting public information exemptions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jackie-wang/">Jackie Wang</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:53:14 -0600" title="2017-02-28 16:53 CST"> Feb. 28, 2017 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Businesses opposed SB 407 and SB 408 at a public hearing, arguing that open records requests could put them at a competitive disadvantage. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/28/businesses-oppose-legislation-limiting-public-information-exemptions/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/28/businesses-oppose-legislation-limiting-public-information-exemptions/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yQvbTbMRqY__-J7PyfM7pEIMNOM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin during a February 15, 2017 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4GhmbqbOxOSDXNk_pw83v-y8rgo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nOrTn9tIUAwdeWykaqqzFmMGRZk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Nt52x9jo9vdDMTGbpjF1Uf8DxnM=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q7CdVKztEZj4VyTuc7TK6c44GV0=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XW3-vqA4p7L0jP-p05ooAIBi9vc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WmMMwy4oIIPvkZ34Mh_Lxyo90Mg=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/up6afkiXkoAaaFCpDdKCy-X1-b0=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z-IEYczhAqwRjgkCMm4VlaS8dx0=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/__cI6jUcUj2RMcqBry3j_5sVx5k=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B17_1rfzIeQ9RczkurOMkJzxzyw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LHybaxzarSLpA7vA7Dy04Z6kFMQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y1h4iZ8lqEZUkmZ3TQYNBjz_Xr8=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_YxrMRQE6dMhPwhGPAZT1T6CAEA=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yQvbTbMRqY__-J7PyfM7pEIMNOM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6gIsjiNlAD22Lemt6DpQa-n2cbw=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vjE9Ve8DxD-CDcNW4aSN8niK5ZQ=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yQvbTbMRqY__-J7PyfM7pEIMNOM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/15/7C2A9622.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin during a February 15, 2017 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/government-contracts-less-public-under-ruling/">Texas High Court Ruling Shields Contract Details</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-25 06:00 CDT"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A recent ruling by the Texas Supreme Court has made it easier for private companies to keep secret details of their contracts with the state of Texas and local governments, a move that public information advocates warn is ripe for abuse. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/government-contracts-less-public-under-ruling/">Full Story <span 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t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/awhite/">Audrey White</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:51:22 -0600" title="2012-11-26 16:51 CST"> Nov. 26, 2012 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Senate Committee on Open Government heard testimony Monday surrounding the Texas Public Information Act. Among the discussions was one focused on reducing “frivolous and overly burdensome” requests. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/26/senate-committee-hears-testimony-open-records-law/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/26/senate-committee-hears-testimony-open-records-law/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JuZuT_8G6jeQ7c-ZzBcXdJ7HCoM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Transparency-3.jpg" alt="Article 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class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/dallas-suburbs-lead-state-attempts-deny-public-rec/">Dallas Suburbs Lead State in Attempts to Deny Information Requests</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Kelley Shannon, Center for Public Integrity </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-10-17 06:00 CDT"> Oct. 17, 2012 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Among the state’s biggest cities, several Dallas-area suburbs tallied the highest rate of requests to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott last year to keep government information secret, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/dallas-suburbs-lead-state-attempts-deny-public-rec/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/dallas-suburbs-lead-state-attempts-deny-public-rec/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X5uPNiv885jsdcd5y8nDYd45eZM=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Transparency-3.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lx9SI5-S1Yw7gIi7zV5uHIDkoBc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Transparency-3.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JuZuT_8G6jeQ7c-ZzBcXdJ7HCoM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Transparency-3.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Graphic by Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/10/clearly-not-transparent/">When It Comes to Transparency, There's Room for Improvement</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-08-10 06:00 CDT"> Aug. 10, 2012 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Lawmakers say they want transparency and that the public should be able to see their finances. But state requirements allow officeholders to report their financial interests vaguely enough to hide conflicts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/10/clearly-not-transparent/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/10/clearly-not-transparent/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e72Hovmv8gprjmluHGQVpZN7V48=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg" alt="State Rep. Charlie Geren, the head of the House Administration Committee, wrote a letter to his fellow House members saying …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UsM_9whiHd4SxzRHsdgfTGFjmnw=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TujDl6ffSjM49b07qpuFkKmgSPw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9vrAwjvdNkZh6yf7tn6GeqyPU14=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N7Kb-4MUY9a764xk1txZMZ2BTzU=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TOgoxuSxstM4YkXLAx65sVYJ4Ho=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Q3ReHNARa7lEOGUJPkjV-2iJcXs=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kbeFLpLDQ24UFH4MWXPRUgJWHRc=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PdoPTuiqHKKft_LSvGuoKrV8RVU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ujGhHQYSFd7o-xiBsmbRnr-rNfc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gkMjB93xVLUFaRTPRpetOI_P8PU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-C2RUDUtNjuSnx3EEIyLw-fa2Tw=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BWAo2sD5FTuEudRVc5NUciz7R2k=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e-4HCmxF-hnHJMFfPsBI2R-l1QI=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e72Hovmv8gprjmluHGQVpZN7V48=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/M0AIhuTsMPuNwLIaif4xeh2rLbw=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tLy0rNpCpsiHUZzgDbWHCXjubmI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e72Hovmv8gprjmluHGQVpZN7V48=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Taxes-Geren.jpg" alt="State Rep. Charlie Geren, the head of the House Administration Committee, wrote a letter to his fellow House members saying …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Illustration by Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/19/bad-grade-texas-transparency/">Texas Gets a D+ in Public Integrity Study</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ptheobald/">Paul Theobald</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-03-19 06:00 CDT"> March 19, 2012 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas has scored a 68 out of 100, placing 27th in a national state integrity study. The state got high marks for auditing and for monitoring pension funds, but not as high for accountability of the governor and legislators. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/19/bad-grade-texas-transparency/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/19/bad-grade-texas-transparency/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZUZmQS9Z-DdtPF8WokbDozLjDb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/ScalesMoneyTexas.jpg" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WNDxtKCXaUWSWHiuoFfanwlXpRk=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/ScalesMoneyTexas.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZUZmQS9Z-DdtPF8WokbDozLjDb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/ScalesMoneyTexas.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Illustration by Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/29/most-viewed-data-apps-2011-salaries-prisons-school/">10 Most-Viewed Data Apps of 2011: Salaries, Prisons, Public Schools</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-12-29 05:00 CST"> Dec. 29, 2011 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As it has since the Trib's launch in 2009, data continued to reign supreme on the site in 2011. Today, we take a look at the 10 most-visited data apps since Jan. 1. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/29/most-viewed-data-apps-2011-salaries-prisons-school/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/29/most-viewed-data-apps-2011-salaries-prisons-school/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/p7J2xml5R0UQlfFELCjXvZ9wb40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/DataTop10.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/p7J2xml5R0UQlfFELCjXvZ9wb40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/DataTop10.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Graphic by Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/24/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-121911/">TribWeek: In Case You Missed It</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-12-24 05:00 CST"> Dec. 24, 2011 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Aaronson on Rick Perry's Texas Enterprise Fund, Aguliar on the DOJ's Joe Arpaio problem, Galbraith on the uncertainty about Texas' electric grid, Grissom and Schwartz of The New York Times on the latest in the Michael Morton case, Hamilton on the first leg of Perry's Iowa bus tour, Murphy and McLain unveil our new campaign finance database, Ramsey et al. go live with the first round of our 2012 election brackets, Root on a GOP rival's queries about Perry's pension play, M. Smith contrasts the various school finance lawsuits and Tan, Dehn and Murphy on a shortage of mental health professionals: The best of our best content from December 19-23, 2011. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/24/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-121911/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/24/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-121911/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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datetime="Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:31:02 -0600" title="2011-12-21 10:31 CST"> Dec. 21, 2011 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Lone Star State is getting bigger. Texas had the largest population growth of any state between April 2010 and July 2011, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/21/records-texas-population-growing-fast/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/21/records-texas-population-growing-fast/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C4NC49PdJPgFxGQLSoVXYPe-nAY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0JkZN7EzZozT2zxCaS2LfgMiZlU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#camera"></use></svg></span> Justyna Furmanczyk </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/president-dallas-fed-indecision-stagnating-economy/">Dallas Fed President: Indecision Stymies Economy</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:54:30 -0600" title="2011-12-16 14:54 CST"> Dec. 16, 2011 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The engine is primed to rev up the national economy, but businesses aren’t putting the pedal to the metal, Richard W. Fisher, the president and CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve, said today. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/president-dallas-fed-indecision-stagnating-economy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211102011056im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-information-act/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211102011056/https://www.texastribune.org/2011/12/16/president-dallas-fed-indecision-stagnating-economy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kzRf061AVavwflsnSLWPu94wpF0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg" alt="President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas speaks at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce annual Economic For…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/H5Tt7esvtLbiSvv9D9HdewRxObc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jJ3WRhcGh15Hs3YVhK7lpTIgOLI=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZKgXAKjQjtwTBnqZc0072woVW7U=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg 1550w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K36FGOH_ZJ0BaG8tjTcOn0t9DeM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211102011056/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kzRf061AVavwflsnSLWPu94wpF0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Fisher-Still.jpg" alt="President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas speaks at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce annual Economic For…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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