( December 17, 2025, 10:56 AM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state appellate panel has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of an energy company in a dispute over communications the company had with residents who already had leases with another hydraulic fracturing operator, finding that the communications in question fall squarely within the realm of public concern; therefore, they were protected under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA)....