Legal Opinion
Ester Salinas v. Pat Townsend and Norberto Salinas
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 6, 2011No. 13-09-00421-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
NUMBER 13-09-00421-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
ESTER SALINAS, Appellant,
v.
PAT TOWNSEND AND NORBERTO SALINAS, Appellees.
On appeal from the 206th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and Wittig[1]
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Garza
Appellant, Ester Salinas, was found liable for slandering appellees, the current and former mayors of Mission, Texas. Appellant challenges the judgment by six issues, contending that: (1) her speech was constitutionally protected; (2) her statements were not, as a matter…
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