More than a year after Austinites voted overwhelmingly to make secret police personnel files public, the Austin Police Department has begun to release those documents. Requesting so-called G-file ...

Despite this, I encourage everybody to file open records requests because you don’t have to be a journalist to do it. But just be prepared to be stonewalled, charged money or potentially having to ...

Texas’ open records law gives almost anyone access to government records. Its purpose centers on ensuring transparency and accountability at public agencies — but knowing how to use the law ...

As Penn State fights public disclosure of board documents, at least two trustees do not have access to the board’s ...

The records request concerned the July decision not to release the files. The Department of Justice is facing new scrutiny over the decision to withhold the Jeffrey Epstein files earlier this year. A ...