- Click here for the entire Texas Bill of Rights.
Political Freedoms:
Sec. 8. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS; LIBEL. Every person shall be at liberty to speak, write or publish his opinions on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that privilege; and no law shall ever be passed curtailing the liberty of speech or of the press. In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the conduct of officers, or men in public capacity, or when the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the Court, as in other cases.
Sec. 27. RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY; PETITION FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES. The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for their common good; and apply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances or other purposes, by petition, address or remonstrance.
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Texas Public Information Act:
- Overview of the Public Information Act.
- The Texas Public Information Act.
- TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT LAWS MADE EASY.
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Freedom of Information Act
- Wikipedia.
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Possible written assignment?
- Should Texas add a "right to information" amendment? Who might oppose it? Why? (I can think of a few)
