Texas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate or embarrassing’ to release
The article discusses Texas Governor Greg Abbott's refusal to release emails between him and Elon Musk's companies under public records laws. The governor's office initially agreed to the information request but later argued that the emails are covered by a law that prevents the disclosure of "highly intimate or embarrassing" information. The Texas Newsroom, which is investigating Musk's influence over the Texas government, requested the emails dating back to last fall, but the governor's office refused to follow through on the request. SpaceX, which is based in Texas, also objected to the disclosure of its emails, claiming they contain information that would cause the company "substantial competitive harm." The article notes that Musk has expanded his footprint in Texas in recent years as he shifted further to the political right, and public records requests have helped illuminate this process.
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