Christopher Hoskins v. Perry Fuchs

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, JUSTICE

In two issues, Appellant Christopher Hoskins appeals an interlocutory order denying his motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 27.001-.il, 51.014(a)(12) (West 2015). We affirm.

I. Background

Appellee Perry Fuchs is a tenured professor and Interim Department Chair of Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Hoskins’s girlfriend, Michelle White, was a graduate student at UTA and worked for Fuchs.

In the early morning hours of May 30, 2015, Hoskins and White had an argument during…