Thank Senator Steve Ogden for Supporting Open Government

In the Bryan-College station area there’s a local dispute that has ramifications as large as Texas. Whether the local public utility, accountable to taxpayers, should be able to withhold salary information of the employees they hire. Legally, they can withhold the information for competitive reasons. But should they? The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas joins State Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden who says, “… “I don’t know why a public utility, basically owned by the taxpayers, should have the right to keep their business dealings private.” We also applaud the District 5 representative who believes it’s time for the Legislature to review, and possibly repeal the 11-year-old exemption that permits competitive matters be closed to the public.