When the reform-minded 1973 Legislature enacted the Texas Public Information Act, known then as the Open Records Act, it established one of the nation’s strongest transparency laws. This year marks its 50thanniversary. Court rulings and other actions have weakened the law since its passa...
and Puerto Rico. In 2013, Scott’s lieutenant governor, another Navy vet named Jennifer Carroll, resigned amid scandal over a nonprofit she had consulted for called “Allied Veterans of the World,” which federal authorities charged with laundering hundreds of millions earned from quasi-legal gambli...
My grandmother felt whole when surrounded by family – her children, her grandchildren, her in-laws, her late husband Frank and, later in life, her partner Gordon. She continued to bless our family with her wisdom, patience, and unconditional love until her final days. As I walked through ...