Texas Public Records Bill Finally Heads to Governor's Desk After Delay.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has forwarded to the governor legislation that aims to increase the transparency of the state’s public records law. The bill, filed by Texas Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, would close a long-standing loophole in the law that government agencies have used to withhold information in situations in which suspects die in police custody, are killed by law enforcement or kill themselves. The bill had been held up amid political infighting between Patrick and his Republican counterparts in state leadership, House Speaker Dade Phelan and Gov. Greg Abbott.
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