Texas cities forced to withdraw from free speech case
Since government agencies cannot suffer First Amendment rights violations, the Texas attorney general said that they cannot particpate in a case against the state’s open meetings law. City council members are contesting the law saying their free speech rights are being denied as the law prohibits government officials from conducting business in secret. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press February 3, 2010 By Miranda Fleschert Four Texas cities that filed a federal lawsuit