Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Liability in Tort
Chapter 73 - Libel

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 73.001. Elements of Libel - Sec. 73.001. ELEMENTS OF LIBEL. A libel is a defamation...

Section 73.002. Privileged Matters - Sec. 73.002. PRIVILEGED MATTERS. (a) The publication by a newspaper...

Section 73.003. Mitigating Factors - Sec. 73.003. MITIGATING FACTORS. (a) To determine the extent and...

Section 73.004. Liability of Broadcaster - Sec. 73.004. LIABILITY OF BROADCASTER. (a) A broadcaster is not...

Section 73.005. Truth a Defense - Sec. 73.005. TRUTH A DEFENSE. (a) The truth of the...

Section 73.006. Other Defenses - Sec. 73.006. OTHER DEFENSES. This chapter does not affect the...

Subchapter B. Correction, Clarification, or Retraction by Publisher

Section 73.051. Short Title - Sec. 73.051. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 73.052. Purpose - Sec. 73.052. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 73.053. Definition - Sec. 73.053. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "person" means an individual,...

Section 73.054. Applicability - Sec. 73.054. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies to a claim...

Section 73.055. Request for Correction, Clarification, or Retraction - Sec. 73.055. REQUEST FOR CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION. (a) A...

Section 73.056. Disclosure of Evidence of Falsity - Sec. 73.056. DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY. (a) A person...

Section 73.057. Timely and Sufficient Correction, Clarification, or Retraction - Sec. 73.057. TIMELY AND SUFFICIENT CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION. (a)...

Section 73.058. Challenges to Correction, Clarification, or Retraction or to Request for Correction, Clarification, or Retraction - Sec. 73.058. CHALLENGES TO CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION OR TO...

Section 73.059. Effect of Correction, Clarification, or Retraction - Sec. 73.059. EFFECT OF CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION. If a...

Section 73.060. Scope of Protection - Sec. 73.060. SCOPE OF PROTECTION. A timely and sufficient correction,...

Section 73.061. Admissibility of Evidence of Correction, Clarification, or Retraction - Sec. 73.061. ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OF CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION....

Section 73.062. Abatement - Sec. 73.062. ABATEMENT. (a) A person against whom a suit...