George Cox Quotations

Texas has a lot of good newspapers and it's always gratifying to receive recognition from this group. I'm very proud of our winners, as well as all the other newsroom folks who work hard every day to put out our newspaper.

This agreement resolves our First Amendment concerns regarding prior restraint of the right to gather and publish information. We stand ready to pursue other legal remedies if for some reason this agreement is not signed by the judge.

Despite what Mr. Mattingly might say, the temporary restraining order did raise serious constitutional issues about government attempting to muzzle the press. It was a mistake from the beginning that has now been resolved.

Based on our review of the story and the reporting that went into the story, we have concluded that the reporter made an inaccurate interpretation of Mr. Montano's remarks. We apologize to Mr. Montano.

The original order was a clear violation of the First Amendment and should have never been signed by a judge. We're glad that we were able to correct this constitutional transgression without a more involved legal battle.

It was this issue of prior restraint that was at the heart of our objections.

We're still not convinced there is a good reason for the government to withhold what is typically a public document. However, this new order is the correct legal way for the government to try to prevent the release of the report, as opposed to the unconstitutional effort to control the flow of information in a free society.