Sunshine Week

This week is the third national Sunshine Week, an initiative that promotes awareness of open government and freedom of information issues. Good resources for information about Sunshine Week and Open Government include:

• OpenTheGovernment.org


• Looking for Sunshine Resource Guide from the League of Women Voters

Texas Open Government Information

• Texas Open Meetings Act (Govt. Code Chapter 551)


• Public Information Act (Govt. Code Chapter 552


• Texas State Attorney General's Website on Open Government - includes links to laws, regulations, decisions, rulings and frequently asked questions about open government in Texas

Sunshine Week News

• Laws on open government often fall short


• Curley discusses open government efforts


• Texas officials keeping records secret, audit shows

More information about open access to government information

• Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy
• Free Government Information