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Austin, Texas, Council Decides to Make Secret Some Utility Data.

Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX)

| September 11, 2001 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Leah Quin

Sep. 11--One of Austin's longest-lasting public information debates came to a sudden resolution Monday when the City Council voted unanimously to make secret certain information about its electric utility.

The vote followed a week of private negotiations between City Manager Jesus Garza and three council members who had opposed restrictions on releasing Austin Energy's competitive data without a few safeguards. Some of those measures showed up in the final compromise, council members said, encouraging them to approve the rules.

The rationale for the change -- the information that is now secret had been available to the public -- is …

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