Citizens in Charge

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas has filed suit against the city of Big Spring on behalf of the Concerned Citizens Council, whose petition was rejected last month. A reaction to the city council’s violation of Texas public meeting law last month, the suit seeks to void a meeting in which a tax rollback petition was rejected.

The January meeting in question was called with only six hours notice, far short of the72 hour notice required under state law. The meeting was held on the last day allotted for the city to act on the petition before the tax question automatically went on the city ballot. You can view a copy of the lawsuit here.