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Teresa Moss obtained her doctorate degree in philosophy, with a specialization in environmental philosophy, from the University of North Texas in December 2022. She currently teaches philosophy at Tarrant County College’s Southeast campus. Her dissertation, entitled Thinking Outside the Pipe: The Role of Participatory Water Ethics and Watershed Education Community Action Networks (WECANs) in the…

By Kelley Shannon, Executive DirectorFreedom of Information Foundation of Texas Fifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government. The Texas Public Information Act – originally known as the Open Records Act when it passed in 1973 – was…