From statesman, March 4, 2009...
A grand jury investigating the Pedernales Electric Cooperative put in a full day at the Blanco County Courthouse on Tuesday, summoning a roster of witnesses in its second meeting since the group was impaneled last month.
During the secret meeting that lasted more than seven hours, the following people were seen entering the courtroom: Todd Lester of Navigant Consulting Inc., the firm that conducted an extensive review of the co-op's books; co-op Chief Financial Officer Michael Vollmer; Cattleman's National Bank executive George Schuh; and two employees of the Austin law firm Clark, Thomas and Winters, which once represented the co-op.
The investigation of the co-op, which is based in Johnson City, is being led by the Texas attorney general's office, which took over the case from a Hill Country district attorney last summer. The grand jury is serving a seven-month term and was impaneled specifically to look into potential criminal violations by former Pedernales officials.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
TxDOT resists requests for wreck data
From statesman.com, July 24, 2008...
Officials with the Texas Department of Transportation have sued Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office to prevent the release of records about Texas vehicle crashes.
The agency, in resisting the request from a San Antonio television station, cited a 1997 state law designed to shield those involved in car accidents from being contacted by attorneys looking to represent them in lawsuits. That law says that in order to get the report of a specific accident, a requester must have at least two of these pieces of information: the accident date, the address of the wreck and the names of those involved.
TxDOT had earlier agreed in a compromise to release information to News 4 WOAI and reporter Brian Collister that would include nothing about specific accidents. It's now withholding the entire database.That database lists specifics about all accidents that occur in Texas, including whether alcohol was involved and whether there were deaths or serious injuries.
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Officials with the Texas Department of Transportation have sued Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office to prevent the release of records about Texas vehicle crashes.
The agency, in resisting the request from a San Antonio television station, cited a 1997 state law designed to shield those involved in car accidents from being contacted by attorneys looking to represent them in lawsuits. That law says that in order to get the report of a specific accident, a requester must have at least two of these pieces of information: the accident date, the address of the wreck and the names of those involved.
TxDOT had earlier agreed in a compromise to release information to News 4 WOAI and reporter Brian Collister that would include nothing about specific accidents. It's now withholding the entire database.That database lists specifics about all accidents that occur in Texas, including whether alcohol was involved and whether there were deaths or serious injuries.
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