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Fifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government. The Texas Public Information Act – originally known as the Open Records Act when it passed in 1973 – was one of the strongest transparency laws in the nation. It allowed Texans to hold their state and local governments accountable by obtaining all sorts of public records.
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Ever had the experience of wishing you were just…a little bit different you? Maybe a thousand or so various times in your life? Then in that respect, you are like a lot of people. Because that is a trait that most members of this twolegged species have in common. Wishing we were just a little different than we are.
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Last week, I put together a stroller, a playpen, and two doorway gates to block off our kitchen, which means we now have to walk sideways through those doorways. I have to watch where I put my feet, because I might step on a toy – or something worse.
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