Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 73.005 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TRUTH A DEFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The truth of the statement in the publication on which an action for libel is based is a defense to the action.
(b) In an action brought against a newspaper or other periodical or broadcaster, the defense described by Subsection (a) applies to an accurate reporting of allegations made by a third party regarding a matter of public concern.
(c) This section does not abrogate or lessen any other remedy, right, cause of action, defense, immunity, or privilege available under the Constitution of the United States or this state or as provided by any statute, case, or common law or rule.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 627), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.73.htm
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- sha256 4cb61c2db94bc35803eed35092bf62c815b7be2a87beeba14dd26f47ad807ddd
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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