Texas Supreme Court
Kbmt Operating Company, LLC, Kbmt License Company, LLC, Brian Burns, Jackie Simien and Tracy Kennick, Petitioners…
June 17, 201659 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1257
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded, holding that a private plaintiff suing a media defendant for defamation over statements of public concern must prove falsity, that the truth of a report of official proceedings is measured against the proceedings themselves, and that the plaintiff failed to meet the clear‑and‑specific evidence burden under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, entitling the defendants to dismissal.