Bills Reign in Local Water Board

The hottest of hot topics are: Open government & Open access to government records. There has been ongoing war waging over eminent domain and records at the Tarrant Regional Water Board. Wars breed bill filings.

Van Taylor’s  SB 335 , SB 336 & SB 337 clarifiy access to local governmental records.

This brewing war over eminent domain and transparency has resulted in :

• $235,000 in campaign contributions for  a local water board Information Intelligence
• Texas Tea Party Requests Information Concerning Eminent Domain from a Texas Water District  Information Intelligence