AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bernadette Moore remembers the frustrations. woman on a path by the river All she needed was an itemized bill after a vein surgery last August in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. “They just ...

This report is an update to KXAN’s “Medical Debt Lawsuits” investigation. Our team followed this legislation during Texas’ regular legislative session. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bernadette Moore remembers the ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Travis County Commissioners Court, alleging that the five-member board violated the Texas Open Meetings Act when it secretly approved $115,000 in funding ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Texas’ efforts to make elections more transparent allows the public — in limited instances — to pierce the anonymity of the ballot and find out how people voted, undermining ...

Sharon Briscoe, Future Leaders Program faculty and teacher at Quintanilla Middle School with student Bryce McClinton at Episcopal School of Dallas. The Brewer Foundation FLP is among the parties that ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — New Texas laws met to promote transparency in election results are having some unintended consequences, a top state election official told lawmakers Wednesday. In 2023, Texas ...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the BakerRipley Ripley House in Houston on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The House Elections Committee is meeting today to hear testimony on storage and ...

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...

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