Texas Sunshine Coalition

“Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.”
Walter Cronkite

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

New law limits secrecy in Texas government contracts

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[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Companies using open records loophole to keep some Texas athletics information private https://t.co/I0yKJ2Wo4V

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

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[Mayor Kirk Watson @KirkPWatson]

Great meeting today w/ Gov. @GregAbbott_TX & Rep. @VoteGiovanni re: SB 943, our government transparency and Public Information Act bill. We appreciate the Governor's support for this important bill, which will restore taxpayers' ability to track state and local spending. #txlege

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Tx Public Info Act contracting transparency bill by @KirkPWatson has won final passage in the state Senate! Another step toward Texas taxpayers regaining their right to know how their money is spent. #txfoi #txlege #opengovt

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Texas Open Government Laws Have Been Weakened in Recent Years https://t.co/iSIe6SdLFu

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

UNT System officials challenge release of 'branding audit' https://t.co/48xaGAadoY

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

State Approves Cleanup Plan for Radioactive Waste in Denton https://t.co/0WCwv7UFNd

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Analysis: Secrecy Reigns as Information Requests Almost Always Denied by Attorney General https://t.co/PF2T6cp8i3

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

Happy @SunshineWeek! CPPP is proud to stand with the growing number of bipartisan organizations that are part of @TXSunshine19, fighting to strengthen oversight and transparency of government spending and accessibility to public data. #txlege https://t.co/egfrGoLpkw

[TAB @txbroadcasters]

Free Speech, Public’s Right to Know Under Attack in Texas – So Let’s Act Now https://t.co/dli7evn4Km @TXSunshine19 @txbroadcasters

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Bipartisan effort aims to make public-private deals more public https://t.co/60aywmchZz via @thetexasmonitor

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Public Records Act Badly Needs Repairs https://t.co/ubcpT7gJo3 @txbroadcasters via @statesman

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

ENTERPRISE EDITORIAL: Open Records Law Needs Important Boost https://t.co/a0EkUPUqXe via @BmtEnterprise

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Sen. Kirk Watson Tries to Restore Strength of Texas Public Information Act, Again: For the second legislative session in a row, state @KirkPWatson will push to close a loophole in the Texas Public Information Act. https://t.co/KKkydg6oX4

[TAB @txbroadcasters]

Another example of Denied Contract Information from @TXSunshine19: UTEP and a Shawn Mendes contract. Read more here... https://t.co/A4FdoFNUwq

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Two major open government bills filed by @toddahunter! HB 1700 helps obtain public records kept in private devices & accounts; HB 1655 restores access to DOBs in many public documents including criminal justice records & candidate applications. #txlege #opengovt

[TAB @txbroadcasters]

Texans press state legislatures to improve Texas' Sunshine Laws https://t.co/mTaDsRZBfN @TXSunshine19

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

Texas Open Records Fights Abound After Bad Court Decisions Close Off Basic Governmental Information https://t.co/oWCQntWtn0

[mike mcguff @mikemcguff]

Jan Carson remembers her times at KPRC 2 https://t.co/ZecMSaPOIN

[Texas Sunshine Coalition @TXSunshine19]

NAB Hosts Spanish Broadcasting Twitter Chat https://t.co/VHqja2CR1C via @bcbeat