When it comes to making government records public, Houston City Hall
largely goes by the honor system.

Last year a Texas Monitor reporter received a tip that Darian Ward, press
secretary to two Houston mayors, was running a side business out of her
city hall office during work hours and using her taxpayer-funded city email
to conduct non-city business. The reporter asked for any available records
in connection with any Ward businesses.

She initially provided 30 documents, which she got to select herself.


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