Journalist sheild law

Many different laws affect how crimes are tried in court in Texas. When new laws are proposed that will have an impact on how court cases are able to be tried they are often heavily scrutinized. Over the past few years one such proposed law that deals with the confidentiality of sources has been placed in front of the Texas State Senate and House to be debated and voted on. The law being proposed would give Texas reporters more options when dealing with information given to them by confidential sources. The new law would allow “whistle blowers" to come forward,without giving up their right to remain anonymous “and to protect news organizations from being used as an alternate to investigation by prosecutors.” In an article published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram this issue is discussed and points made by both sides of the argument are given. The article is unbiased and gives an honest and informative look at the issue and how it is being addressed. The article can be found on the Web at http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/1234450.html and is titled “Texas House committee looks at journalist shield law.” While the law is still in the process of being debated and voted on, this article gives the reader the most recent and accurate information on the issue available.