
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A citizen journalist, known for calling out corruption with a devil-may-care attitude in this Texas border city, has taken the even bolder step of running for Mayor. The move by Erasmo Castro appears to have the local establishment concerned.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Mar 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) is pushing back against critics of a bill he filed that would make it a crime for bloggers and independent journalists to film or photograph police officers. After the bill, HB 2918, was filed, it was the target of criticism from both the right and the left. Villalba has conceded he will make some amendments, but has continued to aggressively defend the bill. This week, the bill was referred to a committee and set for public hearing on March 26.
by Sarah Rumpf21 Mar 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Texas State Representative Jason Villalba (R-Texas) has found himself at the center of controversy after filing a bill that would make it a crime for bloggers and independent journalists — as well as regular citizens — to film police officers. Despite the backlash from free speech advocates, Villalba is insisting that his bill “does not infringe on constitutional rights” or “limit liberty in any way.”
by Sarah Rumpf13 Mar 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

Citizens organized a march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest the murder of American atheist blogger Avijit Roy. He was hacked to death with machetes after he received numerous threats from radical Islamists.
by Mary Chastain27 Feb 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

Asked while providing congressional testimony whether Russia had lied to the public and the United States regarding whether its troops were present in Eastern Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry answered for the first time in the affirmative, implying that he had previously believed Moscow even though journalists provided evidence of Russians on the ground in almost every month of 2014.
by Mary Chastain24 Feb 2015, 5:49 PM PST0