Too bad, so sad

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

MySA.com: Metro | Privacy idea becoming a ‘nightmare’ for counties
Last week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion that government officials must remove Social Security numbers before distributing public documents.
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“It’s a nightmare,” Atascosa County Clerk Laquita Hayden said.
“This all kind of hit us like a brick wall,” Hayden said. “The title people and [...]

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Isn’t that what metropolitan planning organizations are for?

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by TechDigger

So would this prevent TxDOT from refusing to disclose locations because of “competitive” reasons?
80(R) HB 1857 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Sec. 201.620. COOPERATIVE PLANNING WITH COUNTIES. (a) The department and a county with a population of 750,000 or less may enter into an agreement for the purpose of identifying future transportation corridors within [...]

Filed under: HB 1987, Jim Murphy, Texas Department of Transportation, Trans-Texas Corridor, TxDOT, transportation planning | No Comments »