Texas Publisher’s Arrest Sparks First Amendment Questions

Silverthorne pays $9,500 settlement to ‘First Amendment auditor’ following incident at post office

SILVERTHORNE — The town of Silverthorne agreed to pay a settlement of $9,500 after police asked a man filming inside the Silverthorne Post Office to leave. On Feb. 24, a YouTube channel called Amagansett Press...

Texas publisher’s arrest sparks First Amendment questions

David Flash has been documenting the happenings in Jeff Davis County since 2020. Last year, he was banned from county buildings over allegations of harassment.

Citizen journalist arrested for photographing sheriff's deputy at Texas county meeting

In far West Texas, where local news coverage has grown sparse, citizen journalist David Flash was arrested attempting to photograph a sheriff's deputy during a county meeting. Flash, publisher of the Big Bend Times, was handcuffed and removed from a Jeff Davis County commissioners' meeting in June after trying to photograph Deputy Adriana Ruiloba. — Read the rest The post Citizen journalist arrested for photographing sheriff's deputy at Texas co…

Reporter handcuffed as he covers budget meeting in tiny Texas town

"In West Texas, an independent publisher’s arrest sparks First Amendment questions" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Subscribe to The Y’al...

In West Texas, an independent publisher’s arrest sparks First Amendment questions

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune July 11, 2025 “In West Texas, an independent publisher’s arrest sparks First Amendment questions” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Te…

In West Texas, an independent publisher’s arrest sparks First Amendme…

Publisher David Flash has been documenting the happenings in Jeff Davis County since 2020. Last year, he was banned from county buildings over allegations of harassment.