This time Brett Shipp of WFAA (video below) in Dallas attempts to question Abbott about a recent ruling. His ruling allows companies to hide the type and amount of explosive chemicals stored in their facilities from public disclosure. This might remind you of the fertilizer explosion in West Texas. From WFAA:
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “states and communities [...] can use the Tier II information to improve chemical safety and protect public health and the environment." In Texas, Tier II reports are kept on file at the Department of State Health Services and according to its web site, those reports are public information. All citizens "may ask for" them by simply filling out a request.
Unfortunately on May 22 Greg Abbott ruled this information can now be held from the public.
Williams cited an Attorney General's ruling from May 22, 2014, which denied public access to "Tier Two information [...] because it reveals the location, quantity and identity of hazardous chemicals [...] likely to assist in the construction of an explosive weapon."
The video is well worth watching especially Abbott running away from a reporter on the issue. Greg Abbott has refused an interview and was last seen.....running away from a reporter on the issue.
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