April 17, 2019      4:04 PM

Empower Texans sues Chairman Geren over denial of House media credentials

Federal lawsuit accuses Administration Chairman of "viewpoint discrimination" when issuing media credentials for House proceedings. The Senate now has its own process, issued credentials to Empower Texans for this session

Via reporter Asher Price in the Austin American Statesman:

A prominent conservative political group is suing a Republican member of the Texas House, claiming that he unfairly denied the group a media credential.

In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Austin, Empower Texans accuses Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, chairman of the Committee on House Administration, of “unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination” and the trampling of free speech and free press rights.

...Geren, whose committee oversees the distribution of media credentials (for the House, the Senate has its own process), told the American-Statesman he had no comment on the lawsuit.

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