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The Dublin Citizen
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A Guest Editorial
Free speech champions
deliver for Texas residents
By DONNIS BAGGETT
When the dust settles from another hard-fought legislative
session, the people of Texas will have a dearer picture of
current events in the Lone Star State, thanks to the hard work
and determination of two Texas statesmen — one Republican,
one Democrat.
Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and Sea Rodney Ellis,
D-Houstoa scored major transparency victories in the 83rd
Legislature. Three of those victories will be particularly helpful
in strengthening and darifying the public’s right to complete
and accurate information
One crudal bill that Ellis and Hunter shepherded through
the legislative dust storm strengthens a crudal First
Amendment law they passed two years ago.
That law took aim at legal actions known as Strategic
Lawsuits Against Public Partidpation (SIAPP) — suits filed
against whistleblowers by individuals or entities who have
plenty of money to pay lawyers.
SLAPP suits are designed to intimidate and stifle those who
dare to exercise their First Amendment rights. Thanks to the
2011 law, however, it was finally possible for a David Q.
Citizen with meager resources to defend himself against a
SLAPP suit filed by a deep-pocketed Goliath
Unfortunatdy, an appeals court ruled that the 2011 law did
not indude certain appeal rights for David. If a .judge ruled
against David’s motion to dismiss Goliath’s suit early in the
process, David could very quickly find himself bankrupted by
the expensive discovery' process following that denial.
The legal tweak pushed through the 2013 session by Hunter
and Ellis makes it crystal dear that David does, indeed, have a
right to appeal, thereby stopping the discovery process until
the motion is heard on appeal. It is a major victory for those
who believe the quality of justice shouldn’t be determined by
the depth of one’s pocketbook.
Another measure championed by Ellis and Hunter makes it
dear that a government offidal’s use of his private electronic
device for messages regarding public business does not allow
him to hide those messages from public scrutiny.
In recent years, a number of local offidals across Texas have
maintained that their govemment-rdated messages are no
business of the public so long as the offidal uses his private
device to send or recdve them Texas attorneys general have
consistently ruled against that strained and arrogant line of
reasoning, but offidals continue to try to evade Texas' open
records laws anyway.
Once signed by the governor, the law will establish in black
and white that dtizens do indeed have the right to access
these dectronic messages about the public’s business. There
should be no doubt going forward that if a public offidal is
discussing public business in cyberspace, those messages are,
yes, public — regardless of whether they’re transmitted on the
offidal’s government computer or his personal e-tablet.
The third bill enhances public discourse by establishing
dear and fair rules for prompt corrections by publishers. Until
now, there was no established legal framework for a dtizen to
request a correction, nor were there guidelines for publishers
to follow in addressing that request. The new law establishes
dear processes and deadlines, which will result in the record
being correded quickly and fully when a mistake is made.
None of these important legal advances would have
happened without the hard work and legislative prowess of
Hunter and Ellis. For decades the two veteran lawmakers have
fought hard — often against daunting opposition — to expand
and protect dtizens’ access to government information and
journalists’ right to cover the complex issues that affect our
daily lives.
The 83rd Legislative Session of the Texas Legislature saw
these two veteran legislators from different parties — men
who do not consider the First Amendment a partisan issue
— at the top of their game. And because they were at the top
of their game, the dtizens of Texas can see more dearly
now.
Donnis Baggett is executive vice president of the Texas Press
Assodatiom His email address is dbaggett@texaspress.com
ations
ac B. AjeKinnon
Couch potato
I’ve heard complaints in recent months about the
mediocrity of programming on television.
There’s a lot of truth in that complaint. Some of the
so-called comedy is simply silly.
There is an increasing popularity from crime shows
involving police work as well as reality shows. Some
reality shows are “really hard to stomach but there are
others that I do enjoy. Everyone to their own taste I
suppose.
One of my favorites for more than a decade has been
Survivor. Jeff Probst is a good host. I don't know about
his talk shcnk as I’ve never watched it.
Afternoon television seems to be a wasteland as I
don’t really have a lot of faith in certain advice show
hosts. They seem a bit harsh. And there are those I
detest because of their personal lifestyle.
By the same token, I don’t watch a lot of afternoon
shows as I’m at work but I could record it if there was
sufficient interest - which a lot of people do.
DVR's are great as they let you whip through
commercials and see a lot more television than you
normally could.
It seems I’m a lot like many other viewers as some of
my favorite shows are those that are top-rated.
As I’ve explained here several times, I’ve been
involved with covering police work for most of my
career so I do enjoy watching “investigative” type
shows. I’ve only watched a few CSI episodes and they
are entertaining but I really like Blue Bloods (a family
of policemen), Castle, Body of Proof (I’ve been close
friends with several medical examiners), and one of my
new favorites is Longmire on A&E. A new season
started last week.
Longmire is based on the Walt Longmire Mystery
novels by best-selling author Craig Johnson. He plays a
sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming.
I’ve always been interested in singing and dancing
but I haven’t taken the time to be addicted to American
Idol and The Voice and a few other programs of the
same type as many others have.
I do like a singing show that has acapella groups and
there are several dancing shows that show the talent
and athletic ability it takes to be a great dancer
including Dancing With the Stars and So You Think
You Can Dance.
As most people know, I’m a big history buff and for
that reason I enjoy American Pickers which highlights
items of an historical nature which is also the case
with Pawn Stars.
And I do watch a lot of news, both morning and
evening, although I’ve becoming more and more
disenfranchised with network news because of liberal
prejudice. I do like Fox News as they are more
conservative which fits the bill for my political
leanings.
Some news shows, particularly ABC’s Good Morning
America, are becoming just too entertainment-oriented.
And all news programs could use more world news
information.
Sports is also a favorite, particularly the Texas
Longhorns, Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. I’m not
a real big fan of basketball except for high school.
Keep an eye on the many cable networks as there are
a lot of nature shows and shows that are of historical
interest. PBS is always a favorite.
But, I’d much rather be involved with something that
involves people than just watching the tube. There’s
nothing like listening to people talk about their lives
and background.
Just a few thoughts.
Thanks for reading.
(McKinnon can be contacted by e-mail, publisher®
dublincitizen.com).
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State Fish and Game
Commission stocked the
lake with Bass, Red and
Blue Gill, Yellowcat and Fry
Fish dumping 93,900 six
week old fish into the lake.
Areas were designated and
laid out as public parks
were zoned with tent areas,
trailer areas and picnic
areas with boat ramps
provided at the shore lines.
25 Years Ago
June 8,1988
Dublin High School
graduated fifty-three
seniors at the 1988
commencement exercises.
The Dublin area reunion
registered 515 guests
ranging from graduating
classes of 1921 through
1986 at Dublin High School.
The high school building
was completed in the
summer of 1914. The first
graduating class to go
through in the building was
the Class of 1918.
Proctor Lake rose by over
8 feet when heavy rains
pelted Dublin and the
surrounding area.
DISD honored its faculty
at a End of the Year
Luncheon where Patti Hirst
was named junior high
teacher of the year, Rita
Billingsly high school
teacher of the year and
Karol Howell elementary
teacher of the year._
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
Texas Press Association
Special session begins
On May 27, the last day of the 140-day regular session of
the 83rd Texas Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry called a special
session to begin that very day.
Perry’s only stated purpose in keeping lawmakers in Austin
is for the Legislature to pass legislation that “ratifies and
adopts redistricting plans ordered by the federal district
court as the permanent plans for districts used to elect
members of the Texas House of Representatives, Texas
Senate and United States House of Representatives."
Quickly, eight redistricting bills, House Bills 1 through 4 by
House Select Committee on Redistricting Chair Drew Darby,
R-San Angelo, and Senate Bills 1 through 4 by Senate Select
Committee on Redistricting Chair Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo,
were filed to address the governor’s call Of the eight bills, HB
2 and its mirror, SB 2, relating to the composition of districts
for the election of members of the Texas Senate, incited the
least resistance at hearings conducted last week.
The Senate Select Committee on Redistricting met May 30.
Input voiced by Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, and Sen.
Royce West, D-Dallas, made it clear that maps the governor
wants enacted face more rounds of court challenges over the
lack of minority opportunity districts and dilution of the
voting strength of certain communities of interest.
The House Select Committee on Redistricting met on May
31 and on June 1. Committee member Rep. Trey Martinez.
Fischer, D-San Antonio, expressed doubt that issues with the
court-drawn maps could be resolved in the time frame
contemplated by the governor. Of the citizens who testified
before the committee, several said the hearings were scheduled
on such short notice few potential witnesses could testify.
Chairman Darby tentatively proposed regional redistricting
hearings to be held June 5 in Dallas, June 6 in Houston and
June 7 in San Antonio. Reps. Richard Raymond, LMaredo, and
Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, both members of the redistricting
committee, indicated that their home districts also would In-
appropriate sites for redistricting hearings.
March of new laws begins
Hundreds of bills recently passed last month by the
Legislature have landed on the governor’s desk, awaiting a
signature of approval, but a few will not be signed, indicating
approval that is not wholehearted. Some have been or will be
vetoed, and it takes a two-thirds vote in both houses of the
Legislature to override a veto.
Signed and unsigned bills will become new laws, most to
take effect on Sept. 1. A few of the bills that will take effect
Sept. 1 include:
- HB 4, intended to preserve Texas’ water supply for the
next 50 years by promoting conservation and innovative
reuse. Funding is tied to Senate Joint Resolution 1, a proposed
constitutional amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot to use $2
billion from the state’s “rainy day fund" savings account.
- HB 2961, preventing public disclosure pf the Social
Security number of a school district employee or former
employee.
- SB 160, requiring an election officer, on accepting a poll
watcher for service, to provide
the watcher with a form of
identification prescribed by
the secretary of state to be
displayed by the watcher
during the watcher’s hours of
service at the polling place.
Comptroller plans not
to run
The state’s top accountant,
Comptroller Susan Combs,
announced May 29 she would
not seek reelection or election
to any other post in 2014.
First elected state comptroller
in 2006, Combs is a former
Texas agriculture
commissioner and a former
state representative.
Sea Glenn Hegar, R-Katy,
said he plaas to run for
comptroller in 2014, and
other current lawmakers have
indicated interest in the post.
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Chamber Board Meeting
noon -111 S. Patrick
11 Iiint” /
Teen Time
4:30 p.m. - Dublin Public Library
Alleyfest Opens
5 p.m. thru dark.
Pirn**- s
DBW 122nd Birthday Celebration
Dublin Area Reunion
9 a.m.-3 p.m.- Dublin High School
Old School Open House
2:30 - 4 p.m.- 407 N. Camden
U< 011114“ M
City Council Meeting
5:30 p.m. - City Hall
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5 Houston suburb:
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6 TXism: "it's_
hog or die”
7 show for TX-born
Angus Jones “Two
_____... Half Men"
8 TXism: "loud as
boot____
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17 Nolan is of the
TX Rangers
18 Eric Nadel takes
baseball's past in
his pregame
feature
21 TX George Strait's
3rd album: “Right
_ Wrong" ('83)
22 cowtown bumper
sticker “Foat
_______I Luv Yew"
23 TXism: “a squeaky
wheel gets the
39 patrons
41 “I'm .... _ Cowhand
from the Rio Grande"
42 “ready, willing,
and_*
43 earnestly encourage
44 TXism: \___
fancy to"
45 _Campo, TX
46 TXism:"_shooter"
(small gun)
TEXAS
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Copyright 2013 by Obison Bros
24 acid used in manu-
facture of nylon
29 immoral acts
30 cowboy covers
31 this Charles killed
17 in '66 UT tower
shooting (Inlt.)
32 TXism: “thick _
hound dog"
34 this Karolyl trained
gymnasts in TX
35 TXn born between
July 23 and
Aug. 22
38 famous Houston
wine bar (2 wds.)
37 TX bootmaker
Tony
38 flavored drink mix:
“ -Aid-
47 typefaces
48 motors
50 TX Rangers were
for_in2009
51 pirate's drink
52 “got no___for it”
53 this Beatty was
in 75 film
"Nashville" with
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businesswoman
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bridge over the
Trinity River
2 Fort Stockton
newspaper
3 TXism: “brave as
__clown”
4 "Pantera” was a TX
heavy_band
9 hot-air steam room
10 makes choices
11 TXism for “no”
title (abbr.)
13 TX-raised strategist
for Bill Clinton, Paul
14 body's main artery
15 regrets
16 arrival guess at
Love Field or
Hobby (abbr.)
19 Astros spring
training happens at
“_County
Stadium’ In
Kissimmee, FL
20 Stanton, TX: “Home
of 3,000 Friendly
People And a_
_Soreheads"
22 “Clarkia purpurea"
wildflower seen In
South TX
24 Alpine h.s. class
25 Internet access
over a telephone
line (abbr.)
26 iPad la an
example?
27 spruce tree Is In
this genus
28 '91 debut album
of country singer
Collin Raye: “All
•.
29 couch
30 “_and haws”
33 TXism: “_as a
squirrel up a tree’
34 the back of an
unsaddled horse
35 TXism: .......like
something the cat
drug in’
37 76 sci-fi Dim shot
in DFW (2 wds.)
38 TX Lisa Hartman
was In TV show
1___Landing”
40 pecan Is state_
41 TXism:”__4oof
man’ (good roper)
44_____deaf
47 '56 film “Giant” was
_In TX
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