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Chapter 1: Winning Access to State Records: A Primer on the Texas Public Information Act
Chapter 2: Getting into Meetings in Texas: A Primer on the Texas Open Meetings Act
Chapter 3: Access To Federal Records: Understanding the Freedom of Information Act
Chapter 4: Government In The Sunshine Law: Understanding the Federal Open Meetings Law
Chapter 5: The Hidden Danger: Invasion of Privacy
Chapter 6: Avoiding Libel
Chapter 7: The Evolution of Defamation Law
Chapter 8: Reporter's Privilege
Chapter 9: Lawsuits: Reducing the Odds
Chapter 10: Access to Federal and State Judicial Records
Chapter 11: Cameras In the Courtroom
Appendix A: Texas Open Meetings Law
Appendix B: Texas Public Information Law
Appendix C: Federal Freedom of Information Act
Appendix D: Federal Open Meetings Law
The Texas Freedom of Information Handbook
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