The primary effect of sunshine laws and the Texas Open Meetings Act was to _____
a. increase the power of bureaucratic agencies
b. strengthen public access to information from governmental bodies
c. strengthen legislative controls over state agencies
d. strengthen executive controls over state agencies
e. decrease the power of interest groups
b
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A. cities B. towns C. rural counties D. suburbs
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a. Implementing policy through bureaucratic channels b. Coordinating budget requests for the legislature c. Directing governmental responses to a crisis d. Controlling the flow of information
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false