What Do the Texas Tribune and the Texas State Comptroller Have in Common?

Simple. They both share an interest in transparency and open government. Of course the Texas Tribune is a new non-profit journalistic on-line publication with a primary focus on Texas government, elected officials and political wannabes, while the Texas Comptroller oversees all expenditures and tax policy in the state. Texans owe a big thanks to both for working to make sure governmental records are easily available to the public and we hope other journalistic organizations and elected officials follow their lead.