Dallas Observer takes close look at Southern Methodist University’s land acquisition for Bush library, homeowners’ subsequent lawsuit
Writer Matt Pulle, a regular contributor to Texas Watchdog, has a captivating piece on the lawsuit against Southern Methodist University brought by former residents of a Dallas condo complex where…
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Houston’s Jackson-Lee pushes for transparency for private prisons
For those of you who have been following our stories on private prison contractor Geo Group: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, a Houston Democrat, has introduced a bill in Congress that would make…
Public agencies surveyed by UT students show they’ve had public information training, but overall compliance drops
The University of Texas at Tyler reported the results of its regular audit of how East Texas agencies comply with the Texas Public Information Act, which guarantees public access to…
Texas Watchdog joins other nonprofit news publishers in creation of an investigative news network
I just got back from the Pocantico Conference Center, located at one of the Rockefeller family’s former estates about 45 minutes or so out of Manhattan. The conference center is used for many events…
Locked In: GEO Group, other private jailers use all-star lobbyists to beat back regulation
A private prison firm has spent six figures on well-connected lobbyists, and the investment has apparently paid off. The prison industry escaped this legislative session without a single new…
blogHOUSTON questions mayor’s choice of reviewer for airport nonprofit
When a city is trying to get to the bottom of things, should an official be put in charge of scrutinizing his own actions? Or should someone independent of those actions review them?
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The Houston Airport CEO, the mayor and a mystery: a Texas Watchdog story round-up
There’s more to come from Texas Watchdog as we continue to dig into why many issues concerning the departure of the Houston Airport CEO is being kept such a closely guarded secret by both airport and…
Vacar: City Hall signed off on $10,000 biz-class airfare
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Vacar said Wednesday that all of his travel on behalf of the nonprofit was paid for by the nonprofit. Indeed, Texas Watchdog did see several records this week during its…
Vacar said Wednesday that all of his travel on behalf of the nonprofit was paid for by the nonprofit. Indeed, Texas Watchdog did see several records this week during its…
Former airports chief: No nonprofit work done on city-funded $13K Libya trip
The former head of the Houston Airport System says he didn’t do business for a nonprofit airport construction-and-management firm while in Libya, even though public records suggested that the…
