Want to know what your government is up to? Texas law on public records needs update | Opinion

The Sunshine Coalition aims to shore up the Public Information Act so that taxpayers can view “super public” information and other key provisions in government contracts; uniformly define “business days” to determine when governments must respond to public records requests, even on days of remote work; require that governments provide certain data to requestors in searchable and sortable spreadsheets; and restore public access to dates of birth in criminal-justice and political-candidate records.