• March 4, 2011

Editorial: Much needed relief for victims of harassment lawsuits

Editorial: Much needed relief for victims of harassment lawsuits

150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Editorial: Much needed relief for victims of harassment lawsuits

The Texas Legislature has an excellent opportunity this session to stand up for freedom of speech and help curtail abuses of our civil court system by providing defendants with a way to fight back against frivolous harassment suits. State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, and Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, are jointly sponsoring the Citizen Participation Act, which would discourage this sort of court system abuse. A coalition of Texas newspapers and broadcasters, among others, support the bill, which builds off what is now HB 160.