The failure of Williamson County (Texas) to comply with a Public Information request and subsequent lawsuit filed by Waste Management of Texas against the Texas Attorney General and Williamson County

09-28-09 Johnson's letter to the Attorney General objecting to their non-release, and to which the below attachments pertain

03-03-09 2009 Landfill Operating Agreement

07-29-09 Citizens' complaint letter to TCEQ

WMI's monthly reports to WilCo

March 2009

April 2009

May 2009

June 2009

07-14-09 Six landfill gatehouse tickets (out of at least 157 tickets for this date) provided in response to Johnson's Public Information Request, and not showing the dollar amount of charges to the six customers (school districts and cities)

09-23-09 TECQ's letter responding to the citizens' complaint letter

08-11-09 Johnson's three-line Public Information Request for the landfill gatehouse tickets, which triggered this entire matter

09-01-09 WilCo's letter to WMI seeking to shift responsibility to WMI for arguing non-release of the tickets

09-01-09 WilCo's letter to the Attorney General admitting missing the deadline for responding to Johnson and stating that the county declares no exceptions regarding the tickets' release on its own behalf.

09-16-09 Waste Management's letter to the Attorney General objecting to the release of the tickets

11-06-09 Letter from the office of the Attorney General stating that the county should release certain information to Johnson

11-25-09 Johnson's DEMAND letter to the county after the county's failure to provide the information to Johnson pursuant to Abbott's letter

12-02-09 Johnson's NOTICE OF VIOLATION to the county after the county's failure to provide the information subsequent to the DEMAND LETTER

12-02-09 Johnson's COMPLAINT to the Texas Attorney General regarding the county's failure to abide by the Attorney General's opinion regarding the release of information

12-04-09 The LAWSUIT filed by Waste Management of Texas against the Texas Attorney General and Williamson County

12-08-09 The press release issued by Johnson notifying the public and press about the lawsuit and case background

12-14-08 Johnson's PETITION IN INTERVENTION to the lawsuit filed by Waste Management against the Attorney General of Texas and Williamson County

12-17-09 Johnson's comments to the Hutto City Council

01-25-10 Johnson's Motion for Expedited Trial or Expedited Hearing to Show Cause for Expedited Trial

A hearing was held on the expedited trial motion. The trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. on August 16, 2010. The Travis County judge who will preside has yet to be assigned.

Johnson's Brief to the 11th Court of Appeals
A failure in county government
August 10, 2011

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