Any citizen is not only entitled to know what his or her government is doing but those actions are backed up by Texas law. Although there may be a small few people in this county that simply do not understand the principle of Public information, but instead think it's a property of being a MIB. One's love of living in Glen Rose has nothing to do with participating and gaining knowledge about the government that we are paying taxes for, and any insinuation otherwise is misguided. I personally wish that more people were involved in their local government, speaking up and holding our elected officials feet to the fire when necessary. 

Here is the preamble for the Texas Public Information Act Please note that "government is the servant and not the master of the people" and that "each person is entitled... at all times to complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees".

Sec. 552.001. POLICY; CONSTRUCTION. (a) Under the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government that adheres to the principle that government is the servant and not the master of the people, it is the policy of this state that each person is entitled, unless otherwise expressly provided by law, at all times to complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally cons1d to implement this policy.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally cons1d in favor of granting a request for information.

Anyone that has an issue with this, which principle is also enshrined in the Texas constitution, needs to contact their lawmakers rather than denigrate those who understand and appreciate the privileges we have, by law, in Texas.  

P.S. It's Sunshine Week and this is one of the best editorials and explanations about Sunshine Week I have read yet. From Freeman SD Courier. 

Sunshine Week was launched by the American Society of News Editors in March 2005. But it’s a big mistake to assume that because the March observance was created by journalists, Sunshine Week is just about newspapers and other media.

Instead, the focus should be on the rights of citizens to play an active role in their government at all levels, and to give citizens access to information that has direct impact on their lives and their communities.

Requiring elected officials to conduct their business in the open is an essential part of how a democracy functions. People need to be empowered with information that details what government officials are doing on behalf of the citizens.

When a school board discusses whether to enter into an athletic cooperative with a neighboring district, those conversations are held in the open so everyone is aware of what is being discussed. That enables continued conversations between school officials and patrons of the district based on facts, not rumors.

When a zoning board meets to discuss an application to expand a feedlot, citizens are given advance notice of the meeting so they can attend and voice their options — whether in support or opposition. And that helps the zoning board make an informed decision.

When a city council votes to hire someone to deal with personnel issues at city hall, that action is done in public so citizens know there’s an effort underway to address a problem. It may make some people uncomfortable, but citizens have a right be aware of what’s happening.

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some would prefer that we don’t publically acknowledge there’s a problem at City Hall.

But in every case, providing information to citizens and enabling citizens to comment on the situation is not only healthy, it’s essential to a well-functioning democracy where the real power lies in the hands of the citizens.

And Sunshine Week reminds us of that.

It’s a reminder that those individuals we elect to serve on the city council, the school board, the county commission, in our statehouse and in Washington are there to represent the people. And citizens must be able to see what these people are doing in the light of day.

It’s also important to remember that each of us has a choice in determining whom we want to act on our behalf. We get that choice every time there’s an election. Knowing what people have said and what they’ve done — what they may not have said and what they may not have done — is important when you make your choice when you vote.