A Travis County district judge has ruled that a Bexar County commissioner must release e-mail messages about county business from his private e-mail account. The court ruling confirms a 2010 AG Opinion that e-mails concerning public business from private accounts are not exempt from the Texas Public Information Act. Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson has stated that he … [Read more...] about Controversy Continues Over E-mails
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SB7 Study Provides Blueprint for Creating Public Defender Office
A consultant commissioned by the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense (TFID) has mapped a strategy for developing county and regional public defender offices in the state. The Blueprint for Creating a Public Defender Office in Texas, prepared by The Spangenberg Group, an indigent defense consulting firm based in Massachusetts, was released last summer and includes … [Read more...] about SB7 Study Provides Blueprint for Creating Public Defender Office