Know rights when seeking public records
Kelley Shannon outlines the Texas Public Information Act rights for access to state and local government records. The guide covers online access, written requests, specificity, deadlines, possible withholding, costs, and available FOI Foundation resources and attorney general procedures.
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November 12 historical highlights span innovation and war
On this day in 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown New York. In 1936 the Bay Bridge opened marking Roosevelt's telegraphic permission for traffic. Guadalcanal began in 1942. Seymour Hersh exposed My Lai in 1969. Palapa B2 space salvage in 1984. Thought by Stanton urges girls to see themselves as nouns.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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New York
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D.C
Guadalcanal
My Lai
South Vietnam
Seymour Hersh
Dale Gardner
Joe Allen
Discovery
Earth
Remembering our women veterans and Texas leadership
State Sen. Sylvia R. Garcia of District 6 in Harris County urges stronger support for women veterans. She cites gaps in gynecologic care at VA centers, higher unemployment, and military sexual trauma, and notes the Texas Women Veterans Program created to ensure equitable access to benefits and services for women veterans.
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Texas
Texas Women Veterans
Sylvia R. Garcia
Harris County
Baytown
Guinness the Cat Faces FIV and Feline AIDS
Jane Howard Lee reports on Guinness, a long haired black cat diagnosed with FIV, explaining how the virus spreads among cats, stages of infection, and that humans cannot catch it. The piece urges indoor living to prevent transmission and notes prevalence estimates while sharing emotional context from the owner.
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