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Tag: Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Courtroom Prayers Can Continue In Montgomery County

Gail Delaughter

Posted on August 16, 2016 · The Texas Attorney General says it’s okay for a Montgomery County Justice of the Peace to open his court with a prayer. But the group that complained about the practice is now considering a federal lawsuit.

Tags courts First Amendment Freedom From Religion Foundation montgomery county prayer

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Brewster County Sheriff’s Office Settles Lawsuit, Will Remove Cross Decals

Travis Bubenik

Posted on June 3, 2016 · Brewster County has agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).

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A prison bus collided with a truck in Conroe hours after Texas suspended inmate transportation

Matt Harab

Posted on June 7, 2022 · Conroe police said the van was transporting an inmate and three guards, all of whom were hurt in the collision.

Tags montgomery county prisoners texas Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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Annise Parker and Ed Emmett on bridging the political divide (June 2, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 2, 2022 · On Thursday's show: We learn what's unusual about this week’s Supreme Court ruling that temporarily blocked a Texas social media law from taking effect. And former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett discuss how to improve our public discourse.

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Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.

Tags censorship Computer and Communications Industry Association Donald Trump facebook First Amendment hb 20 house bill 20 netchoice Ryan S. Baasch social media twitter U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Many Texans are too poor to afford a lawyer, but not poor enough for courts to provide one

Christopher Connelly, KERA

Posted on May 2, 2022 · A new report finds that Texas courts use very different yardsticks to decide who’s poor enough to get a court-appointed lawyer. That patchwork often leaves people without the legal defense in a criminal trial that the Constitution promises.

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