Texas Association of Broadcasters Open Government Legislative Win Paying Dividends
January 14, 2020
January 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news:
Just two weeks since revisions to the venerable Texas Public Information Act became effective, those provisions are bearing fruit for newsrooms in Texas.
South Texans now know what the City of McAllen paid to performer Enrique Iglesias for a 2015 performance at a holiday parade and festival - $485,000.
And the one-hour performance fee was just part of the story.
Just two weeks since revisions to the venerable Texas Public Information Act became effective, those provisions are bearing fruit for newsrooms in Texas.
South Texans now know what the City of McAllen paid to performer Enrique Iglesias for a 2015 performance at a holiday parade and festival - $485,000.
And the one-hour performance fee was just part of the story.