CORPUS CHRISTI — Requests that the Texas attorney general withhold information requested by the public increased 88 percent in five years, according to a Caller-Times analysis of state records.
It’s a trend that open-government advocates say could indicate an abuse of the state system by local governments.
Government agencies nearly double their attempts to withhold records: Report
Saturday, Dec 12, 2009, 11:51PM CST |
By Jennifer Peebles
From the Corpus Christi Caller-Times' Sara Foley:
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Dianna Pharr
Sunday, 12/13/2009 - 12:40PM
Absolutely true. And the private law firms retained by the districts are making out like bandits ($58 million in 06-07). Public school districts use our education tax dollars to hire private attorneys to delay and deny production of public information. These districts routinely request OAG opinions in an effort to keep the public in the dark. ... See MoreWe all need to ask: What are they hiding? One of the newest strategies is to rubber-stamp documents as "drafts" ... that is working very well for the districts. |
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ubu
Monday, 12/14/2009 - 05:26PM
It's not just school districts. It's SOP in the City of Houston also. |
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