EMPOWER TEXANS, INC. v. GEREN

No. 19-50577.

977 F.3d 367 (2020)

EMPOWER TEXANS, INCORPORATED; Brandon C. Waltens; Destin R. Sensky, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Charlie L. GEREN, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration of the Texas House of Representatives, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony Keith McDonald , Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lanora Christine Pettit , Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, Christopher D. Hilton , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, General Litigation Division, for Defendants-Appellee.

Before ELROD, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


The Chairman of the Committee on House Administration of the Texas House of Representatives refused to issue media pass cards to certain individuals that would have given them access to the floor of the House chamber. The individuals and their employer sued, and the district court granted the Chairman's motion...

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