Here’s the text of a letter State Rep. Larry Taylor of Friendswood sent to Mike Gerick, the chairman of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. His basic complaint is that it’s unreasonable for the board to continue to raise rates until it makes a better effort at cutting costs.

I think he has a legitimate complaint, and I also think the money the association spent fighting requests for information under the open records act was ill-advised.

Some readers might note that the La Marque school district has run up some hefty legal bills recently, in part because of difficulties in complying with open government laws.

In general, governments that are well managed don’t have to spend a lot on attorneys to comply with those laws.

Taylor Letter to TWIA Board