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Bill proposes charging for large public information requests
Texas Senate Bill 889 by Sen. Jeff Wentworth would let agencies or districts charge fees for locating compiling and copying public records after the requester has made multiple large requests in a calendar month. Critics say the measure would burden newsrooms and the public while supporters defend curb on abuse of the Open Records Act.
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San Antonio
Jeff Wentworth
Wentworth
Freedom of Information
Paul Watler
Freedom Information Foundation of
Texas’ Legislative Committee
Watler
Nora Wellman
Banes Independent
Austin
Wellman
Ken Whalen
Texas Daily Newspaper Association