Anti-BDS Activities - TX
| Submitted | Dec. 14, 2018 |
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From: Russel Neiss
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Any contracts or invoices made or paid between the Employees Retirement System of Texas and any research firm or organization to assist in identifying companies that boycott Israel (From 1/1/2018 - 12/14/2018).
2. A copy of the latest list of all companies that boycott Israel according to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
3. Any communication between the Employees Retirement System of Texas and any nonprofit organizations, international organizations, or governmental entities regarding companies that boycott Israel (From 1/1/2018 - 12/14/2018). This should include, but not be limited to communications between the Israel-American Coalition for Action and the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Russel Neiss
From: Employee Retirement System Of Texas
The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has received your Public Information Act request.
Prior to making any public information available to you, we may need to contact you, for example, to clarify your request, to notify you of the date when currently unavailable information will become available, or, for larger requests, to inform you that in order to receive the information you must first reimburse ERS for expenses ERS incurred in filling your request.
ERS will respond to your request in accordance with the Public Information Act.
Sincerely,
Mike Ewing
Assistant General Counsel
(512) 867-7186
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 14, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Employee Retirement System Of Texas
Dear Russel Neiss,
On Friday, December 21 at 4:11 AM, the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) received the below request for public information. Attached is all the information ERS has available that is responsive to your request.
ERS does not maintain the list of companies that boycott Israel, and does not conduct research to create the list. Under Section 808.051, Texas Government Code, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is responsible for maintaining the list and distributing it to Texas state governmental entities. A copy of the list is available at the Comptroller's website at https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/publications/divestment.php.
Information about submitting a Public Information Act to the Comptroller is available at https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/policies/public-information-act.php
Sincerely,
Mike Ewing
Assistant General Counsel
(512) 867-7186
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
