Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. v. Edwards

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

This is a mandamus action. The Hearst Corporation, d/b/a the Houston Chronicle Publishing Company (Chronicle) and Westward Communications, L.L.C., publisher of the Conroe Courier (Courier), seek a writ ordering Judge Fred Edwards to set aside two orders. One order grants the State’s motion to seal a search warrant and the affidavit in support of the search warrant while the other denies the Chronicle’s motion to unseal the search warrant affidavit. Both of these orders grow out of a criminal investigation into the homicides of Misty Morgan and Sarah Cleary. On July 15,…