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TV reporter shoved, phone thrown by manager at Texas used-car lot

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 5, 2024
Location: Pasadena, Texas
Targets: Gage Goulding (KPRC-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

TV photographer assaulted by manager at Texas used-car lot

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 5, 2024
Location: Pasadena, Texas
Targets: Oscar Chavez (KPRC-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

News outlet subpoenaed by state of Texas in its suit against Google

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 22, 2024
Location: Midland, Texas
Targets: 404 Media

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 22, 2024: Pending

Dec. 6, 2024: Objected to
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Local official angered by coverage threatens Texas newspaper on social media

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 15, 2024
Location: Galveston, Texas
Targets: Scott McLendon (The [Galveston] Daily News), The [Galveston] Daily News

Chilling Statement

Indian journalist assaulted during interview; phone taken, recording deleted

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2024
Location: Irving, Texas
Targets: Rohit Sharma (India Today [India])

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment broken →: Cellphone, 1

Work product, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Legal journalist may publish revenge porn plaintiff’s name after prior restraint overturned

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 20, 2024
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

Texas TV reporter injured at campus protest when sheriff’s deputy struck camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Richardson, Texas
Targets: Blake Hanson (KDFW)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Broadcast reporter charged following investigation of protest arrest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 26, 2024
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Carlos Sanchez (KTBC)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Assault: assault against a peace officer

April 26, 2024: Charges pending

April 29, 2024: Charges dropped

Assault: assault against a peace officer

April 30, 2024: Charges pending

Obstruction: impeding a public servant

April 30, 2024: Charges pending
Detention date →: May 1, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

April 26, 2024: Pending

April 29, 2024: Dropped

warrant for other

April 30, 2024: Pending

May 1, 2024: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

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