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Smith County launched a new open records request platform with a goal to improve convenience for the public and the efficiency for the county. The software, JustFOIA, streamlines online submissions, ...

From arrest reports to meeting minutes, the public has a general right under state and federal law to access records created by government officials by filing something called a records request. It's ...