Free Speech Law Doesn’t Apply To Compel, Sanctions Motions, Texas High Court Rules

( May 15, 2025, 9:06 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Two appeals courts erred in finding that underlying motions to compel discovery and for sanctions were barred by the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), the Texas Supreme Court ruled, holding that finding otherwise would subvert the act’s purposes and would serve to “drag out litigation.”...