Who We Are

We are a coalition of organizations that understands and values the importance of the Texas Citizens Participation Act. We urge the Texas Legislature to uphold its commitment to all Texans to protect their First Amendment constitutional rights.

Coalition Members

Organizations

ACLU of Texas

Americans for Prosperity-Texas

Better Business Bureau serving Texas

Center for Biological Diversity

Committee to Protect Journalists

Common Cause

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Electronic Frontier Foundation

First Amendment Coalition

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas

Freedom of the Press Foundation

Institute for Free Speech

Institute for Justice

International Association of Better Business Bureaus

International Documentary Assn.

Inter American Press Association

League of Women Voters

Media Law Resource Center

Motion Picture Association, Inc.

National Coalition Against Censorship

National Freedom of Information Coalition

National Newspaper Association

National Press Club Journalism Institute

National Press Photographers Association

National Right to Life

National Taxpayers Union

News Media Alliance

PEN America

Public Citizen

Public Participation Project

Radio Television Digital News Association

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

RightsCon

Society of Professional Journalists

Student Press Law Center

Texas Association of Broadcasters

Texas Press Association

The Authors Guild

The Center for Investigative Reporting, d/b/a Reveal

The Media Institute

The National Press Club

The News Leaders Association

True Texas Project

Yelp!

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., d/b/a ABC News
Associated Press
Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
Axios Media Inc.
Beaumont Enterprise
BuzzFeed, Inc. d/b/a HuffPost and BuzzFeed News
Cable News Network, Inc.
Cox Media Group
Dallas Morning News, Inc.
Dow Jones & Company, Inc., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s
El Paso Matters
Forbes Media LLC
Fox Television Stations, LLC d/b/a KDFW Fox 4 Dallas; KRIV Fox 26 Houston; KTBC Fox 7 Austin
Gannett Co., Inc., the publisher of USA TODAY, Abilene Reporter-News, Amarillo Globe News, Austin American Statesman, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, El Paso Times, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, San Angelo Standard-Times, Times Record News, Wichita Falls
Graham Media Group, Houston, Inc. d/b/a KPRC-TV
Graham Media Group, San Antonio, Inc. d/b/a KSAT-TV
Gray Media Group, Inc. d/b/a KBTX, Bryan; KFDA, Amarillo; KLTV/KTRE, Tyler- Lufkin; KOSA, Midland; KSWO, Lawton (Oklahoma) -Wichita Falls; KWTX, Waco; KXII, Sherman
Hartman Newspapers d/b/a Brenham Banner-Press, Fort Bend Herald, El Campo Leader-News, Wharton Journal-Spectator, East Bernard Express, Alvin Sun-Advertiser, Rockport Pilot, Kaufman Herald
Hearst Corporation
Houston Chronicle
KXAS-TV
KTRK Television, Inc.
Laredo Morning Times
Las Vegas Review Journal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
New York Times Company
Nexstar d/b/a KXAN-TV, KWKT-TV, KFDX-TV, KETK-TV, KDAF, KTAL-TV, KVEO-TV, KTSM-TV, KMID, KAMR-TV, KLBK-TV, KLST, KTAB-TV, KPEJ-TV, KRBC-TV, KFXK-TV, KSAN-TV, KGBT-TV, KYLE-TV, KTPN-LD, KBVO-CD, KSHV-TV, KNVA, KCIT, KJTL, KJBO-LD, KAMC, KTVX, WKRN-TV, WVLA-TV, KMSS-TV, KCPN-LD
Penguin Random House LLC
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pro Publica, Inc.
Salem Media
San Antonio Express-News
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. d/b/a KTXS, Abilene; KVII, Amarillo; KEYE, Austin; KFDM/KBTV, Beaumont; KSCC, Corpus Christi; KFOX/KDBC, El Paso; WOAI/KABB, San Antonio
TEGNA Inc.
Texas Tribune
The Washington Post

What Can You Do?

Join the coalition or reach out to the members of the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee to let them know that Texans oppose HB 2730/SB 2162.