Texas Governor Abbott Releases 1,400 Pages of Emails with Elon Musk, Most Heavily Redacted
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Summary
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's office released nearly 1,400 pages of emails exchanged with Elon Musk's companies after months of fighting to keep them secret. However, the vast majority of the documents are heavily redacted, with all but about 200 pages containing significant blackouts. The release reveals little about the relationship between Abbott and Musk or Musk's influence over Texas state government, despite the extensive documentation. The article is part of a collaborative investigative journalism effort examining how power is wielded in Texas.
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The records, however, reveal little about the two men's relationship or Musk's influence over state government.
In fact, all but about 200 of the pages contain significant blackouts.
This article is co-published with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas.
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