Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court on Tuesday to force the county to release public records about a Terafab tax abatement approved by commissioners in June. The group is also opposing SpaceX's separate lawsuit to keep certain records private.
Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development (GCCRD)Citizens group suing for record release
Grimes CountyCounty defendant in lawsuit
SpaceXCompany that sued to keep records private
Bill AleshireGCCRD's attorney
Marie EgyedDirector of Operations for GCCRD
Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General
The facts
Grimes County commissioners approved a Terafab tax abatement on June 3.1
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office ruled July 28 that the county could withhold only certain attorney-client communications and must release the rest.1
SpaceX sued Paxton and the county in September to keep certain records private.1
GCCRD's attorney estimated a hearing could come in December and a judge could start issuing orders by spring.1
SpaceX uses the assumed name 'Ad Astra,' while filing uses the legal name 'Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'1
Who said what
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SpaceX Records are trade secrets and releasing them would cause substantial competitive harm.1
Bill Aleshire, GCCRD attorney Texas law protects incentive negotiations only until a deal is signed; then all information becomes public unless confidential by law.1
Marie Egyed, GCCRD Residents feel shut out and the process does not feel right.1
How they headlined it
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Citizens group sues Grimes County for Terafab records, fights SpaceX bid to keep some private
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