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Texas House considers bills to erode press protection, expose journalists, bloggers to more lawsuits

Posted on April 13, 2017 by foiftexas

By J. David McSwane The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 12, 2017 AUSTIN — Plans to force journalists to reveal Continue Reading →

Posted in News, Texas Legislature, Transparency | Tagged A.H. Belo, David Donaldson, Empower Texans, First Amendment, free speech, libel, Michael Quinn Sullivan, reporter's privilege

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