Contains newspaper notice language,
Companion is SB 1457 by Zaffirini
Vexatious Requestor Bill. Need to visit with author and see why our 2017 bill is failing to address his concerns. Will have local El Paso journalist reach out initially.
3/15/23 Kelley S, Reid P. and Donnis met with Rep. Moody's office to discuss. Texas Tech requested bill. More work is needed on this bill.
Trying to get notices into the Eagle Pass newspaper. Amends Gov't Code 2051.0441, counties with no newspaper. Allows local government to name newspaper of record. Same bill was filed last session, but didn’t get a hearing.
Contains public notice language. Amended committee sub retains public notice language.
This bill would increase access to public information by eliminating some of the privileges that currently allow for withholding. The “basic information” piece would make clear that basic information about an incident (which the press has a right to) is not limited to just arrests and crimes, but would apply to incidents that don’t necessarily result in an arrest. The last section regarding “video” would ensure that audio recordings aren’t subject to the stricter standards for releasing body cams.
Companion is SB 1658 by Chuy Hinojosa
Need to monitor. Companion is SB 1487 by Bettencourt
Need to monitor, includes a committee substitute
Companion is HB 1609 by Hugh Shine
It makes law enforcement frequencies publicly available via scanner in most cases.
This is a refile of SB 748 from last session. We supported it, but the bill did not get a hearing.
Sunset Bill for TCEQ
Companion is SB 1397 by Schwertner
Senate version of Sunset bill for TCEQ. Monitor.
Companion is HB 1505 by Keith Bell