How One Man’s Open Records Obsession Sparked a Fight Over Transparency and Power in East Texas

Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election A judge ruled Tuesday that a challenge to the 2023 election results in Tarrant County must be resolved before Gov. Greg Abbott can certify the state’s election results. The lawsuit, filed by a Republican activist, alleges that there were widespread irregularities in the election. If the lawsuit is successful, it could overturn the results of the election in Tarrant County, which could swing the balance of the Texas House of Representatives to the Democrats.

Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Friday that it had failed to secure enough additional power generation capacity to meet demand this winter. The failure means that the grid could experience rolling blackouts if demand exceeds supply. ERCOT had been seeking to add 2.3 gigawatts of additional power capacity but only secured 1.1 gigawatts.

Texas Attorney General sues Pfizer, claiming vaccines didn’t end pandemic quickly enough Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday, alleging that the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines didn’t end the pandemic quickly enough. The lawsuit claims that the companies made false and misleading statements about the efficacy of their vaccines. Pfizer and BioNTech have denied the allegations.

Judge denies Texas’ request to stop feds from cutting border razor wire A federal judge denied Texas’ request to stop the Biden administration from removing razor wire from the U.S.-Mexico border. The judge ruled that the administration had the authority to remove the razor wire without congressional approval. Texas had argued that the razor wire was necessary to deter illegal immigration.

Appeals court questions new law on ‘explicit’ books A federal appeals court questioned the constitutionality of a new Texas law that bans the display of “explicit” books in public libraries. The court heard arguments from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which is challenging the law. The ACLU argues that the law is vague and overbroad, and that it violates the First Amendment.

How One Man’s Open Records Obsession Sparked a Fight over Transparency and Power in East Texas A small-town Texas newspaper is suing the local government for failing to release public records. The lawsuit has sparked a fight over transparency and power in the community. The newspaper’s editor, who is also a city councilman, argues that the government is trying to hide information from the public. The city attorney argues that the newspaper’s requests are too broad and burdensome.

Greg Abbott begins offensive against school voucher opponents, endorsing first House primary challenger Gov. Greg Abbott has begun an offensive against opponents of school vouchers, endorsing his first House primary challenger. The challenger is a Republican who is running against a Democrat who supports school vouchers. Abbott has said that school vouchers are necessary to give parents more choices in education.

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