Agencies can appear to comply with open‑records laws by releasing partial files, then dribbling out the rest while citing 'errors'—even after legal settlements. This delays accountability, stalls safety fixes (like door‑lock issues), and exhausts requesters through repeated rounds of litigation.
— It argues FOIA regimes need stronger penalties and hard deadlines to prevent procedural evasion after public disasters.
by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune
2025.09.05
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Uvalde ISD’s Aug. 25 admission of an 'error' and subsequent weeklong release of 25,000 pages—mirroring the city’s earlier omission of at least 50 body/dashcam videos.
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