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Senate Committee on Open Government

NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 83rd Legislative Session.

Committee Information

CHAIR

Rodney Ellis

VICE-CHAIR

Wendy Davis

MEMBERS

Brandon Creighton
Jane Nelson
Kel Seliger

CLERK:
Jessica Schliefer

TEL:
(512) 463-7733

LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 335

(TLO link)

Schedule, Minutes, Witness List and Bills Referred to Committee (via TLO)

Video/Audio

— Archives

May 17, 2013 (Part II) — Audio only.
May 17, 2013 (Part I)
May 14, 2013 — Audio only.
May 13, 2013
May 1, 2013 — Audio only.
April 22, 2013
April 15, 2013
April 8, 2013
April 4, 2013
March 26, 2013 — Audio only.
March 25, 2013
March 18, 2013
March 11, 2013 — Due to technical difficulties the video is inaudible until 00:00:25
February 25, 2013

Reports

The following reports are available for download:

Senate Committee on Open Government Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (684 KB, PDF format)

Interim Charges

Review the Texas Public Information Act to ensure that access to public records and information by the public remains fully transparent, but that governmental entities have the authority to protect the privacy interests of citizens, including primary and higher education students, from improper public disclosure.
Review and make recommendations on improving the transparency of information available on state websites regarding state expenditures, reports, and contracts, including a comparison of how similar information is provided by other states.