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State Chapters => Texas => Topic started by: Elderberry on December 12, 2019, 12:36:19 pm
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Houston Chronicle by Perla Trevizo Dec. 12, 2019
A federal investigative agency has asked a judge to order Harris County to hand over documents related to two recent chemical fires, saying the delay in responding is hindering two of its investigations.
Federal prosecutors in Houston filed a petition Wednesday to order Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie L. Christensen to produce documents and other relevant materials related to the investigations. The Chemical Safety Board alleges the county has failed to comply with requests even after it issued administrative subpoenas.
“The CSB’s attempts to conduct an efficient and effective set of investigations have been harmed by hostility and entrenchment of the county's asserted legal positions,†Dan Tillema, investigator-in-charge, wrote in a court affidavit.
More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Feds-sue-Harris-County-over-documents-related-to-14900213.php (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Feds-sue-Harris-County-over-documents-related-to-14900213.php)
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Is this non-compliance an example of "Resist", or just bureaucratic incompetence and pettiness? I'm looking for ways to avoid Hanlon's Razor, wink777 .