TX: City of Odessa fighting release of payout in city attorney case

The City of Odessa disclosed paying $23,300 to an outside law firm for work on the sexual harassment complaint involving City Attorney Larry Long, whose resignation is due to take effect at the end of next month. But the city is still fighting to withhold records showing whether the legal assistant who filed a federal […]

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Speech must still be free on the Internet (via @TXFOIFT)

The Internet has given us an explosion of information, commentary, communication and just plain word flow the likes of which have never been seen before. You’d think our democracy could handle it — and for the most part, it has.

Words on the Internet are not without restriction. Threats, bullying, reckless lies and fraud are just as wrong in cyberspace as they are in the real world. Still, serious questions and court fights have been raised about whether speech on the Internet is free speech.

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