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Texas judge vacates order limiting murder trial coverage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 9, 2023
Location: Waco, Texas
Targets: KWTX-TV, Media, Waco Tribune-Herald

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Texas Senate extends barring reporters from floor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Journalist harassed, shoved while covering protest in Texas

Incident Details

Updated On: May 17, 2023
Date of Incident: October 22, 2022
Location: University Park, Texas
Targets: Steven Monacelli (Independent)

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

Legal journalist may write about revenge porn case after prior restraint overturned

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 18, 2022
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Reporters removed from Uvalde committee hearing on school shooting response

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 20, 2022
Location: Uvalde, Texas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Government event

Texas journalist files suit following arrest, equipment seizure

Incident Details

Updated On: May 15, 2024
Date of Incident: December 21, 2021
Location: Damon, Texas
Case number: 4:22-cv-04210
Targets: Justin Pulliam (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Obstruction: interference with public duties

May 16, 2022: Charges pending

May 15, 2024: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 1

External battery, 1

Miscellaneous equipment, 3

Recording equipment, 1

Storage device, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 14, 2022: Pending

Jan. 14, 2022: Carried out

warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 14, 2022: Pending

Jan. 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Border Report correspondent detained photographing outside Texas Air Force base

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 19, 2021
Location: Del Rio, Texas
Targets: Sandra Sanchez (Border Report)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Laughlin Air Force Base military police
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Equipment Broken →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Texas journalist barred from briefing by sheriff, files civil rights suit

Incident Details

Updated On: September 24, 2024
Date of Incident: July 12, 2021
Location: Richmond, Texas
Case number: 4:22-cv-04210
Targets: Justin Pulliam (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Government event

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