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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
American Civil Liberties Union
American Society of News Editors
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
AXIS Insurance Company
Better Business Bureaus of Central Texas
The Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston & South Texas
Common Cause
Earth Rights International
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fox Television Stations, LLC
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
GlassDoor
Graham Media
Grassroots America
Gray Television
Greenpeace International
Hearst Publications
Institute for Justice
KAVU Victoria
KRGV Rio Grande Valley
KRIS Corpus Christi
KTRK/abc13News
KVIA-TV
KXXV Waco
League of Women Voters
Media Law Resource Center
Mutual Insurance Company Ltd. Of Bermuda
National Coalition Against Censorship
National Press Photographers Association
NBC/Telemundo
News Media Alliance
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
NW Communications of Texas, Inc., on behalf of stations KDFW FOX 4 and KDFI
NW Communications of Austin, Inc., on behalf of KTBC FOX 7
Online News Association
PEN America
Protect the Protest
Public Citizen
Public Participation Project
R Street Institute
Radio Television Digital News Association
Ramar Communications Lubbock
Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Society for Professional Journalists
TEGNA Inc.
Texas Association of Broadcasters
Texas Campaign for the Environment & TCE Fund
Texas Press Association
The E.W. Scripps Company
Tribune Broadcasting
TripAdvisor
Univision
USA Today
Yelp Inc.
Graham Media
KPRC-Houston
KSAT-San Antonio
NBC/Telemundo
KEYE-Austin
KEYU, KFDA -Amarillo
KGNS-Laredo
KLTV-Tyler−Longview
KTAB-Abilene
KTLE, KWES-Odessa−Midland
KVTX-Victoria
KXTQ-Lubbock
KXXV-Waco
Nexstar Broadcasting Group.
KXAN, KNVA, KBVO-Austin
KVEO-Harlingen / Weslaco / Brownsville / McAllen
KTSM-El Paso
KYLE, KWKT-Waco / Temple / Bryan
KETK, KFXK, KTPN-Tyler / Longview
KAMR, KCIT, KCPN-Amarillo
KMID, KPEJ-Midland / Odessa
KLBK, KAMC-Lubbock
KFDX, KJTL, KJBO-Wichita Falls
KTAB, KRBC-Abilene
KSAN, KLST-San Angelo
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
KTXS-Abilene Sweetwater
KTES-LD-Abilene Sweetwater
KVII-Amarillo
KVIH-Amarillo
KEYE-Austin
KBTV-Beaumont-Port Arthur
KFDM-Beaumont-Port Arthur
KTOV-Corpus Christi
KSCC-Corpus Christi
KFOX-El Paso
KDBC-El Paso
KGBT-Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen
KTXE-San Angelo
KABB-San Antonio
WOAI-San Antonio
KMYS-San Antonio
TEGNA Inc.
KXVA-Abilene
KVUE-Austin
KBMT-Beaumont
KJAC-Beaumont
KAGS-College Station
KIII-Corpus Christi
KFAA-Dallas
KHOU-Houston
KWES-Midland Odessa
KIDY-San Angelo
KENS-San Antonio
KYTX-Tyler
KCEN-Waco
Newspapers
Abernathy Advocate
Abilene Reporter-News
Aledo, The Community News
Alpine Avalanche
Alvin Sun
Amarillo Globe News
Anahuac Progress
Andrews County Newss
Aransas Pass Progress
Archer City, Archer County News
Athens Daily Review
Atlanta Citizens Journal
Austin American Statesman
Azle News
Baird Banner
Bandera Bulletin
Bay City Tribune
Baytown Sun
Beaumont Enterprise
Beeville Bee-Picayune
Beeville Publishing Co.
Big Lake Wildcat
Big Spring Herald
Blanco County News
Boerne Star
Borger News-Herald
Bowie News
Breckenridge American
Brenham Banner-Press
Brookshire Times-Tribune
Brownfield News
Brownsville Herald
Bryan-College Station, The Eagle
Burkburnett Informer Star
Burnet Bulletin
Caldwell, Burleson County Tribune
Cameron Herald
Canton Herald
Carrizo Springs Javelin
Carthage, The Panola Watchman
Castro County News
Castroville News Bulletin
Cedar Park, Hill Country News
Center, The Light and Champion
Clarendon Enterprise
Clay County Leader
Cleburne Times Review
Cleveland Advocate
Clifton Record
Clute, The Facts
Clyde Journal
Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice
Columbus, Colorado County Citizen
Conroe, The Courier
Coppell Citizens’ Advocate
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corsicana Daily Sun
County Star News (Shamrock)
Crockett, Houston County Courier
Cross Plains Review
Daily Court Review
Daingerfield, The Steel Country Bee
Dalhart Texan
Dallas Morning News
Decatur, Wise County Messenger
Del Rio News Herald
Denton Record-Chronicle
Dimmitt, Castro County News
Dublin Citizen
East Bernard Express
Eden Echo
Edna, Jackson County Herald-Tribune
El Campo Leader-News
El Paso Times
Eldorado Success
Elgin Courier
Emory, Rains County Leader
Fairfield Recorder
Falfurrias Facts
Farmersville Times
Farwell, State Line Tribune
Fayette County Record
Floresville, Wilson County News
Forney Messenger
Fort Bend Herald
Fort Davis, Jeff Davis Co. Mountain Dispatch
Fort Stockton Pioneer
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Franklin Advocate
Franklin News Weekly
Fredericksburg Standard Radio/Post
Friendswood Journal
Friendswood Reporter News
Gainesville Daily Register
Gatehouse Media
Gatesville Messenger
Georgetown, Williamson County Sun
Giddings News & Times
Gladewater Mirror
Goliad/Refugio, Advance-Guard Press
Gonzales Inquirer
Granbury, Hood County News
Grand Saline Sun
Granite Printing
Greenville, Herald-Banner
Groesbeck Journal
Halletsville Tribune-Signal
Harlingen, Valley Morning Star
Hartman Newspapers
Haskell Star
Hays Free Press
Hearne, Robertson County News
Henderson Daily News
Henderson News
Henrietta, Clay County Leader
Herald-Banner (Greenville)
Hereford Brand
Hondo Anvil Herald
Hood County News
Houston Chronicle
Houston Daily Court Review
Huntsville Item
Idalou Beacon
Ingleside Index
Ingram, West Kerr Current
Jacksboro Herald-Gazette
Jackson County Herald-Tribune
Jacksonville Daily Progress
Jasper Newsboy
Jeff Davis County Mountain Dispatch
Johnson City Record-Courier
Katy Times
Kaufman Herald
Kenedy, The Karnes Countywide
Kerens Tribune
Kerrville Daily Times
Kilgore News Herald
Killeen Daily Herald
Kingsville Record & Bishop News
Kyle, Hays Free Press
La Grange, Fayette County Record
Lamb County Leader-News
Lamesa Press-Reporter
Laredo Morning Times
Levelland & Hockley County News-Press
Lexington Leader
Liberty Vindicator
Lindale News & Times
Linden, Cass County Sun
Lindsay Letter
Littlefield, Lamb County Leader-News
Live Oak, The Progress
Livingston, Polk County Enterprise
Llano News
Local Community News (San Antonio)
Longview News-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Luling Newsboy and Signal
Lytle Leader News
Lytle, Media Valley Times
M. Roberts Media
Mabank Monitor
Madisonville Meteor
Malakoff, The News
Marble Falls, The Highlander
Marfa, Big Bend Sentinel
Marlin Democrat
Marshall News-Messenger
Mart Messenger
Martin County Messenger
Mason County News
McAllen, The Monitor
Meridian Tribune
Mexia News
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Midlothian Monitor
Mineola, Wood County Monitor
Mineral Wells Index
Mission, Progress Times
Moulton Eagle
Mount Pleasant Tribune
Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Muenster Enterprise
Murphy Monitor
Nacogdoches, The Daily Sentinel
Navasota Examiner
New Boston, Bowie County Citizens Tribune
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Nocona News
O’Donnell Index-Press
Odessa American
Orange Leader
Paducah Post
Palacios Beacon
Palestine Herald-Press
Panola Watchman
Park Cities News
Pasadena Citizen
Pearland Journal
Pearland Reporter News
Pearsall, Frio Nueces Current
Pilot Point Post-Signal
Pittsburg Gazette
Plainview Daily Herald
Pleasanton Express
Port Lavaca Wave
Presidio, The International
Princeton Herald
Quinlan-Tawakoni News
Rains County Leader
Ralls, Crosby County News
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Rockdale Reporter
Rocksprings Record
Rocksprings, The Texas Mohair Weekly
Rockwall Herald-Banner
Rosebud News
Rosenberg, Fort Bend Herald
Royse City Herald-Banner
Sachse News
San Angelo Standard-Times
San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio, Local Community News
San Marcos Daily Record
San Saba News & Star
Sealy News
Seguin Gazette
Seminole Sentinel
Shamrock, County Star News
Shepherd, San Jacinto Times
Shiner Gazette
Silsbee Bee
Sinton, The News of San Patricio County
Slaton Slatonite
Snyder Daily News
Sonora, Devil’s River News
South Plains Printing
Spearman, Hansford Co. Reporter-Statesman
Springtown Epigraph
Spur, The Texas Spur
Stamford Star
Stanton, Martin County Messenger
State Line Tribune
Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
Sweetwater Reporter
Swisher County News (Tulia)
Taylor Press
Teague Chronicle
Temple Daily Telegram
Terrell Tribune
Texas City, The Post Newspaper
The Albany News
The Booker News
The Bridgeport Index
The Canadian Record
The Centerville News
The Chico Texan
The Comanche Chief
The Comfort News
The Commerce Journal
The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
The Dripping Springs Century-News
The Eagle (Bryan-College Station)
The Facts (Clute/Lake Jackson/Freeport/Angleton)
The Galveston County Daily News
The Graham Leader
The Jewett Messenger
The Karnes Countywide
The Light and Champion (Center)
The Lufkin Daily News
The McGregor Mirror & Crawford Sun
The Monitor (McAllen)
The News of San Patricio County
The Ozona Stockman
The Pampa News
The Paris News
The Port Arthur News
The Post Newspaper (Texas City)
The Progress (Live Oak & McMullen counties) Advance-Guard Press (Goliad & Refugio counties)
The Rockport Pilot
The Texas Mohair Weekly
The Wimberley View
Thorndale Champion
Three Rivers, The Progress
Timpson, East Texas Press
Trenton Tribune
Trinity County News Standard
Tulia, Swisher County News
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Uvalde Leader News
Valley Morning Star
Vernon Daily Record
Victoria Advocate
Waco Tribune-Herald
Waxahachie Daily Light
Weatherford Democrat
Webster, Bay Area Citizen
West Kerr Current (Ingram)
Wharton Journal-Spectator
White Oak Independent
Whitesboro News-Record
Wichita Falls Times-Record-News
Williamson County Sun
Wills Point Chronicle
Wills Point, Van Zandt News
Wilson County News (Floresville)
Wise County Messenger
Wood County Monitor
Woodville, Tyler County Booster
Wylie News
Yoakum Herald-Times
Yorktown News-View
Out of State Newspapers
Apalachicola Times (Florida)
Crestview News Bulletin (Florida)
Daytona Beach News Journal (Florida)
Destin Log (Florida)
Ft. Walton Beach, Northwest Florida Daily News (Florida)
Holmes County Advertiser (Florida)
Jacksonville, Florida Times-Union (Florida)
Palm Beach Daily News (Florida)
Panama City News Herald (Florida)
Port St. Joe, The Star (Florida)
Santa Rosa Beach, Santa Rosa Press Gazette (Florida)
Walton Sun (Florida)
Washington County News (Florida)
West Palm Beach, The Palm Beach Post (Florida)
Individuals
Stephen and Pat Henry
Alvin and Linda Holley
USA Today Network Newspapers
USA TODAY
(AL) The Montgomery Advertiser
(AZ) AZCentral.com, Phoenix
(AR) The Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home
(CA) The Desert Sun, Palm Springs
(CA) Redding Record Searchlight
(CA) The Salinas Californian
(CA) Tulare Advance-Register
(CA) Ventura County Star, Camarillo
(CA) Visalia Times-Delta
(CA) ReachLocal
(CO) Fort Collins Coloradoan
(DE) DelawareOnline.com, Wilmington
(FL) Florida Today, Brevard County
(FL) Indian River Press Journal (Treasure Coast Newspapers - Vero Beach)
(FL) Naples Daily News
(FL) The News-Press, Fort Myers
(FL) PNJ.com, Pensacola
(FL) The Stuart News (Treasure Coast Newspapers)
(FL) The St. Lucie News-Tribune (Treasure Coast Newspapers, Fort Pierce)
(FL) Tallahassee Democrat
(FL) Golfweek
(IN) Evansville Courier & Press
(IN) IndyStar.com, Indianapolis
(IN) JCOnline.com, Lafayette
(IN) The Star Press, Muncie
(IN) Palladium-Item, Richmond
(IA) The Des Moines Register
(IA) Iowa City Press-Citizen
(KY) The Courier-Journal, Louisville
(KY) The Gleaner (Henderson)
(KY) The Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Mitchell (LA) The Town Talk, Alexandria
(LA) The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette
(LA) The News-Star, Monroe
(LA) Daily World, Opelousas
(LA) The Times, Shreveport
(LA) The Town Talk, Alexandria
(MD) The Daily Times, Salisbury
(MI) Battle Creek Enquirer
(MI) Detroit Free Press
(MI) Lansing State Journal
(MI) Daily Press & Argus, Livingston County
(MI) Times Herald, Port Huron
(MI) Michigan.com
(MN) St. Cloud Times
(MS) Hattiesburg American
(MS) The Clarion-Ledger
(MO) Springfield News-Leader, Springfield
(MT) Great Falls Tribune
(NV) Reno-Gazette-Journal
(NJ) APP.com, Asbury Park
(NJ) The Record, Bergen County
(NJ) Courier News, Bridgewater
(NJ) Courier-Post, Cherry Hill
(NJ) Home News Tribune, East Brunswick
(NJ) Daily Record, Morristown
(NJ) The Daily Journal, Vineland
(NJ) Herald News, Woodland Park
(NM) Alamogordo Daily News
(NM) Carlsbad Current-Argus
(NM) The Daily Times, Farmington
(NM) Deming Headlight
(NM) Las Cruces Sun-News
(NM) Silver City Sun-News
(NY) PressConnects.com, Binghamton
(NY) Star-Gazette, Elmira
(NY) The Ithaca Journal
(NY) Poughkeepsie Journal
(NY) Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester
(NY) LoHud.com, Westchester County
(NC) Asheville Citizen-Times
(OH) Media Network of Central Ohio
(OH) Telegraph-Forum, Bucyrus
(OH) Chillicothe Gazette
(OH) Cincinnati.com
(OH) Coshocton Tribune
(OH) The News-Messenger, Fremont
(OH) Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
(OH) Mansfield News Journal
(OH) The Marion Star
(OH) The Advocate, Newark
(OH) News Herald, Port Clinton
(OH) Times Recorder, Zanesville
(OR) Statesman Journal, Salem
(PA) Chambersburg Public Opinion
(PA) Hanover Evening Sun
(PA) Lebanon Daily News
(PA) York Daily Record
(SC) The Anderson Independent-Mail
(SC) GreenvilleOnline.com
(SD) Argus Leader, Sioux Falls
(TN) The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
(TN) The Knoxville News-Sentinel
(TN) The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville
(TN) The Jackson Sun
(TN) The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro
(TN) The Tennessean, Nashville
(UT) The Spectrum, St. George
(VT) The Burlington Free Press
(VA) The News Leader, Staunton
(WA) Kitsap Sun (Bremerton)
(WI) The Post-Crescent, Appleton
(WI) The Reporter, Fond du Lac
(WI) Green Bay Press-Gazette
(WI) Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc
(WI) Marshfield News Herald
(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(WI) Oshkosh Northwestern
(WI) The Sheboygan Press
(WI) Stevens Point Journal
(WI) Wausau Daily Herald
(WI) The Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids
Boone Newspapers (Out of state)Alabama
The Andalusia Star-News
The Atmore Advance
The Demopolis Times
The Brewton Standard
The Clanton Advertiser
Franklin County Times
The Greenville Advocate
The Butler Express
Butler County News
The Lowndes Signal
Luverne Journal
Hartselle Enquirer
Madison County Record
The Selma Times-Journal
The Shelby County Reporter
The Alabaster Reporter
The Pelham Reporter
Helena Reporter
Alexander City Outlook
The Dadeville Record
The Wetumpka Herald
The Eclectic Observer
Elmore County Living
The Tallassee Tribune
The Messenger
The Valley Times-News
Georgia
Americus Times-Recorder
The Cordele Dispatch
The LaGrange Daily News
LaGrange Living
The Post Searchlight
The Valley Times-News
Kentucky
The (Danville) Advocate-Messenger
The Winchester Sun
The Jessamine Journal
The Interior Journal
The State Journal
Harlan Daily Enterprise
Middlesboro Daily News
Claiborne Progress
Louisiana
Bogalusa Daily News
L’Observateur
Michigan
The Leader
The Niles Daily Star
Cassopolis Vigilant
Dowagiac Daily News
Edwardsburg Argus
Minnesota
The Albert Lea Tribune
The Austin Daily Herald
The (Fergus Falls) Daily Journal
Mississippi
The Panolian
The Daily Leader
The Prentiss Headlight
The Natchez Democrat
The Oxford Eagle
The Picayune Item
Picayune Living
The Poplarville Democrat
The Vicksburg Post
North Carolina
The Stanly News and Press
The Coastland Times
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
The Salisbury Post
The Clemmons Courier
The Davie County Enterprise Record
Tryon Daily Bulletin
Washington Daily News
Ohio
The Ironton Tribune
Tennessee
Elizabethton Star
Claiborne Progress
Middlesboro Daily News
Virginia
The Farmville Herald
The Charlotte Gazette
The Kenbridge-Victoria Dispatch
Suffolk News-Herald
The Tidewater News
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.