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Texas Open Government at 50ish: Transparency, Tension, and What Comes Next

Civic Insights with David Billings It has been more than 50 years since both the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) and the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) were born out of the same moment a push to restore public trust following the Sharpstown Stock-Fraud Scandal in 1972. The scandal, at its core, involved Texas officials participating in insider stock deals. The result was predictable: public confidence in government eroded, and a demand for t…
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The Rockwall Times broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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