I've been a reporter in Texas and an avid user of the Texas Public Information Act for nearly 25 years and have never seen anything like this.
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Five Texas newspapers allege that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is improperly withholding records that include messages sent during the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally in DC.
Today, the Travis County DA's office delivered this unprecedented letter to Paxton: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2117…
Today, the Travis County DA's office delivered this unprecedented letter to Paxton: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2117…
The DA's public integrity unit investigated the newspapers' complaints and concluded that Paxton and his office had violated the Texas Public Information Act.
Paxton has four days to fix the problem — or face a lawsuit by the DA's office.
Paxton has four days to fix the problem — or face a lawsuit by the DA's office.
Did I mention that Paxton is the top lawyer in Texas and his office is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the very law he's accused of breaking?
“When the public official responsible for enforcing public records laws violates those laws himself, it puts a dagger in the heart of transparency at every level in Texas,” said Bill Aleshire, a legal expert on the Texas Public Information Act:
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