Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton have avoided sharing documents related to seven requests filed in 2021 and 2022.

American Oversight's lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking the release of records of certain communications, including official messages sent using personal accounts or devices.

American Oversight’s public records lawsuit seeking the release of top officials’ communications will proceed.

Texas leaders are advancing arguments that would significantly limit the public’s access to Texas government documents.

American Oversight solicitó a un juez la semana pasada que rechace los pedimentos del gobernador de Texas Greg Abbott y del fiscal general Ken Paxton para desestimar nuestra demanda de la divulgación de registros públicos, incluidas las comunicaciones de Paxton sobre el 6 de enero de 2021 y las comunicaciones de ambos funcionarios con grupos que abogan por las armas de fuego.

American Oversight’s lawsuit seeks the release of officials’ messages surrounding Jan. 6, as well as communications with the gun lobby.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to answer American Oversight’s lawsuit seeking records from Jan. 6 and the aftermath of the Uvalde mass shooting.

American Oversight demandó las oficinas del Gobernador Greg Abbott y del Fiscal General Ken Paxton para forzar la divulgación de siete colecciones de documentos públicos que hemos estado solicitando desde hace 15 meses.

American Oversight filed suit in Texas over several open requests for public records sent to Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, including requests for communications with pro-gun activists in the days following the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Office of the Attorney General stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight’s request for communications with the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun advocacy groups.