I won't rehash the whole Stephanie TownsenD quest to get former City Representative Steve Ortega to release his emails and what not from his private cell.
But there is something of interest afoot in Austin.
You won't read it in the El Paso Times because all it has in the Austin is a copy-writer, not a reporter.
You'll have to the read the Dallas Morning News to hear where Allala' case is headed...besides court.
It's headed to the Legislature.
That's right.
A state representative from Corpus Christi, Todd Hunter, has filed legislation that would allow the public to sue to get information from public officials made on private communication devices.
That sound you heard from County Judge's office was an "Oh, shit! Now people want to know about the emails I sent to Max."
But I digress.
If that bill were to become law that would change everything, and not necessarily for the better.
Y'all heard of Carlo Gambino? He founded and ran the Gambino crime family knowing little to no English. The FBI was all over his ass, but he still ran his business without saying a word. This kind of legislation will spawn more Gambinos, not less.
Will this legislation move forward? Maybe...only after it is seriously amended. That or you will find folks use crafty ways to protect their information.
Right now, you could not file an open records request on State Representative Mary Gonzalez's efforts on a particular bill. That sort of thing is protected from an open records request. If it was not, there would be an ongoing legislative massacre in Austin on people killing other people's bills. I would not be surprised open record requests are denied based on some sort of competitive nature grounds.
But hey, you all really want to see all the dick pics State Representative Cesar Blanco sent to State Representative Mary Gonzalez.