Legal Opinion
Freedom Newspapers of Texas v. Cantu
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided December 18, 2003No. 13-02-544-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice ROGELIO VALDEZ.
Conrado M. Cantu, currently the Sheriff of Cameron County, brought suit against Freedom Newspapers of Texas d/b/a/ the Brownsville Herald, George Cox, the editor of the Brownsville Herald, and Brad Pierce, a reporter for the Brownsville Herald, based on the paper’s coverage of comments made by Cantu during a political debate with his opponent, Terry Vinson, in the race for Sheriff. These defendants moved for summary judgment, the trial court denied their motions, and this appeal ensued. 1 We affirm.
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3Cited by1 opinion
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