Entity: Texas

Records Request to Multiple Texas Agencies Seeking Records Related to October 2021 Trip to U.S.-Mexico Border

December 10, 2021
Records request to multiple Texas agencies seeking email communications and costs for officials' trip to the U.S.-Mexico border on or about Oct. 6, 2021.

Texas Attorney General’s Records Related to the Election Integrity Division

November 16, 2021
Response from the Texas Attorney General’s office to American Oversight’s request for records related to the staffing, budget, and caseload of the Election Integrity Division from November 2020 to November 2021.

News Roundup: January 6, Wisconsin’s Partisan Election Review, and Transparency in Georgia

November 11, 2021
The investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection — and, more specifically, into what Trump was doing when the mob overran the U.S. Capitol — accelerated this week, with new public documents, new subpoenas, and a new court ruling.

News Roundup: More Bogus Audits, Trump’s Covid-19 Postcards, and the Costs of ‘Operation Lone Star’

October 1, 2021
As we wrote last week, it did not matter that the sham “audit” of votes cast in Maricopa County repeated what had already been confirmed by actual independent audits — that Joe Biden defeated Trump. The election review’s primary outcome was in keeping conspiracy theories and lies about voter fraud alive for the multiple months it dragged on.

Texas House of Representatives Records of Rep. Murr’s Communications Regarding an Anti-Voter Bill Provision

August 10, 2021
Records from the Texas House of Representatives in response to American Oversight's request for the email communications of Rep. Andrew Murr and their staff regarding an anti-voting provision requiring ID numbers to be included with mail-in ballots.

Texas Ethics Commission Records of Attorney General Paxton’s 2020 Financial Statements

August 9, 2021
Records from the Texas Ethics Commission in response to American Oversight's request for records of Attorney General Ken Paxton's financial statements. These records contain Paxton's financial disclosures for 2020.

Texas Office of the Attorney General Communications with America First Policy Institute

July 6, 2021
Records from the Texas Office of the Attorney General in response to American Oversight's request for communications with representatives of the America First Policy Institute.

Texas Governor Communications with Select Voting-Restriction Activists

June 11, 2021
Records from the Texas Office of the Governor in response to American Oversight's request for Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's communications with select voting-restriction activists. These records include calendar invites and a legislators guidebook sent by Texas Public Policy Institute.

Records Request to Texas Legislators Seeking Communications with Voting-Restriction Activists

May 27, 2021
Public records request to Texas state legislators seeking communications with select voting-restriction activists. This request seeks communications from the offices of Reps. Dade Phelan, Stephanie Klick, Briscoe Cain, and Sen. Brian Birdwell.