Charges dismissed against Trinidad water protestors as city hall closes

Texas mom suing cops who arrested her for drawing attention to city’s ‘unsafe’ brown drinking water

Trinidad resident Jennifer Combs was tossed in jail overnight earlier this month as political retaliation for posting the legitimate public health concern on Facebook — a possible freedom of speech violation.

Woman Claims She Was Jailed For Facebook Post Warning About Town's Water Quality, Files Lawsuit * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

A Texas woman said she was arrested over a post, saying residents had been hospitalized after consuming the water […]

Woman arrested for Facebook post about Texas water crisis fights back

A Texas woman was arrested after warning residents on Facebook about contaminated city water City officials acknowledge the water problems but defended the arrest as necessary to prevent panic First Amendment experts say the arrest likely violated constitutional free speech protections Two citizen journalists were also arrested, but all charges were later dismissed by courts […]

Charges dismissed against Trinidad water protestors as city hall closes

A Henderson County grand jury and a municipal judge have dismissed all charges against two citizen journalists arrested in Trinidad, Texas, following public outcry over the city's ongoing water issues and First Amendment rights.

Texas Woman Arrested for Facebook Post About Town Water Quality

A Texas town used a bomb-threat law to jail a mom who posted about brown water the city later admitted was undrinkable. The post Texas Woman Arrested for Facebook Post About Town Water Quality appeared first on Reclaim The Net.