Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County v. Texas Tribune, ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, Cable News Network, Inc., Dow Jones & Co., the E.W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co. Inc., Graham Media Group, Houston, Graham Media Group, San Antonio, Hearst Newspaper, LLC, NBC News, the New York Times Co., Pro Publica, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc., TelevisaUnivision, the Washington Post

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County v. Texas Tribune, ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, Cable News Network, Inc., Dow Jones & Co., the E.W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co. Inc., Graham Media Group, Houston, Graham Media Group, San Antonio, Hearst Newspaper, LLC, NBC News, the New York Times Co., Pro Publica, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc., TelevisaUnivision, the Washington Post
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 16, 2025

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County v. Texas Tribune, ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, Cable News Network, Inc., Dow Jones & Co., the E.W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co. Inc., Graham Media Group, Houston, Graham Media Group, San Antonio, Hearst Newspaper, LLC, NBC News, the New York Times Co., Pro Publica, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc., TelevisaUnivision, the Washington Post

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas JUDGMENT No. 04-24-00509-CV UVALDE CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and Uvalde County, Appellants v. TEXAS TRIBUNE, ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, Cable News Network, Inc., Dow Jones & Co., The E.W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co. Inc., Graham Media Group, Houston, Graham Media Group, San Antonio, Hearst Newspaper, LLC, NBC News, The New York Times Co., Pro Publica, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc., TelevisaUnivision, The Washington Post, Appellees From the 38th Judicial District Court, Uvalde County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022-08-34516-CV Honorable Sid L. Harle, Judge Presiding BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE MARTINEZ, JUSTICE VALENZUELA, AND JUSTICE MEZA In accordance with this court’s opinion of this date, the trial court’s order requiring Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County to disclose all responsive documents in full, subject only to mandatory statutory redactions is AFFIRMED. Costs are assessed against appellants, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County.

SIGNED July 16, 2025.

_____________________________ Velia J. Meza, Justice

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