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Texas - Open Courts Compendium
Texas - Open Courts Compendium
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I. Introduction: Access rights in the jurisdiction
II. Procedure for asserting right of access to proceedings and records
III. Access to criminal proceedings
IV. Access to criminal court records
IX. Interests often cited in opposing a presumption of access
V. Access to civil proceedings
VI. Access to civil records
VII. Jury and grand jury access
VIII. Proceedings involving minors
X. Special Proceedings
XI. Cameras and other technology in the courtroom
XII. Restrictions on participants in litigation
A. Media standing to challenge third-party gag orders
B. Gag orders on the press
C. Gag orders on participants
D. Interviewing judges
E. Restriction on interviews on courthouse grounds
XIII. Tips for covering courts in the jurisdiction
XII. Restrictions on participants in litigation
Overview
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