Kelly Shannon

Kelley Shannon is executive director of the nonprofit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. For more information, visit www.foift.org.

To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws.

Legislators from both political parties are igniting interest in transparency and creating the opportunity for all lawmakers to protect the people’s right to know. They’re carrying on our state’s legacy of openness. 

Kelley Shannon is executive director of the nonprofit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, based in Austin. For more information, go to www.foift.org.

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