HB 81 Testimony before the House State Affairs Committee & Senate Committee on Business and Commerce

April 23, 2019

Shelby Sterling, J.D.

Shelby is a born-and-raised Texan from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She attended the University of Oklahoma where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Letters: Constitutional Emphasis, which is a combination study of philosophy, history, and literature on the U.S. Constitution and the Founding Fathers.

After graduation, Shelby followed her passion for law and returned to Texas to pursue her J.D. at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth.

Texas has long been a leader in government financial transparency. However, this window into an open government has slowly closed over the last decade. This is a result of legislation that has chipped away pieces of the Public Information Act as well as unfavorable court decisions that have weakened the public’s ability to access information. While Texas continues to maintain good transparency, there is always room for improvement.

HB 81 Testimony delivered before the House State Affairs Committee on February 27, 2019.

HB 81 Testimony delivered before the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on April 23, 2019.

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Shelby Sterling, J.D.

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