May 2010
Change in public data on farm subsidies makes it tougher to track who’s getting what http://ping.fm/m09N1
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RT @foxaustin: Where’s the center stripe? TxDOT suspends re-striping roads due to paint shortage http://bit.ly/dkx5x6 transportation
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TX Ethics Cmsn fines Alief schools chief $500, made video subtly supporting tax increase vote http://bit.ly/9tS8E3 schools hounews
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TX Film Cmsn: Don’t ax $$ for violent Rodriguez film “Machete” yet - Lindsay Lohan won’t be in it after all http://bit.ly/aSHtda txpolitics
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El Paso taxpayers paid $60K for top city officials’ travel in past 15 months: http://bit.ly/c785Cb opengov txfoi transparency
Hey, Houston Mayor @anniseparker, let’s ramp up the Tweeting, sez @HoustonPress: http://twurl.nl/sm5dz6
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RT @TxFOIFT: More support for leaving Tx Open Meetings Act as-is http://bit.ly/8ZEAlU opengov txfoi transparency
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TX named 13th most corrupt state in US by The Daily Beast http://ow.ly/17u59t txpolitics corruption opengov RT @CREWcrew
TX Film Cmsn could ax state $$ for violent Rbt Rodriguez film ‘Machete’ http://bit.ly/c2zpn1 & http://bit.ly/9WMnoD RT @TexasObserver
Voter registrations to RV park irk political opposition http://ping.fm/zJUWN
Man could be removed frm OH death row, given life sent.; El Paso Co TX’s chief med examiner gave inaccurate testimony http://twurl.nl/hoyr3j
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RT @katealexander: SBOE give final approval to elem, mid schl social studies curriculum standards, 9 to 5 along party lines txlege txsboe
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RT @TxFOIFT: Man hits ‘jackpot’ on his TX Lottery public info request 5 years later, or does he? http://bit.ly/9MtLga txfoi opengov
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Did public officials in SugarLand TX try to make crime data harder to access to prevent reporting on it? http://bit.ly/bKHWeI (via @KHOU)
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Both minutes & recordings have value. Minutes can be just actions/motions/votes. Dull. Recording gives quotes, color, context FOIAchat
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Sorry I am late to FOIAchat. @jpeebles is here for @texaswatchdog in Houston.
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Today on FOIAchat: Openness of public university meetings. Join at 2 pm ET/1 pm Central. Follow @FOIAchat for opengov fun RT @spj_tweets
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RT @DallasPolitics: Mayor Tom Leppert blasts no-bid deals at Love Field http://bit.ly/aMQgr3 airports contracts dallas
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RT @eriklincoln: Five Lobbyists for Each Member of Congress on finreg http://bit.ly/aMQ816 Embeddable graphic available @PublicI
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Waco ISD cop suspended 3 days for shooting at tire of fleeing vehicle driven by intoxicated student http://twurl.nl/a18bqc h/t Waco Trib