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 Members of two regional press groups gathered in April for a joint convention on the Texas coast.

AUSTIN — Four newspaper legends will be inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame on June 21 during the Texas Press Association convention in College Station.

COLLEGE STATION — Michael Martin Murphey will showcase his legendary musical skills in an exclusive appearance for Texas Press Association members during the June 20-22 TPA Convention and Trade Show in College Station. Murphey’s performance will highlight a barbecue dinner for TPA members on the evening of Friday, June 21, at the Lucky B Bison Ranch.

AUSTIN — In 2020, a Texas federal court ruled that certain provisions of the Texas drone law violated the First Amendment because they restricted the right to gather news. This freed Texas journalists from concerns that their conduct would be subject to civil and criminal penalties under unclear provisions of the state’s drone law enacted in 2013.

Uvalde Leader-News Publisher Craig Garnett (center) accepted the Tom and Pat Gish Award from the Institute for Rural Journalism, represented by Al Cross, (left) director emeritus, and Benjy Hamm, director, during the recent symposium Celebrating Courage, Tenacity, Integrity and Innovation in Rural Journalism at UT Austin.

The Texas Center for Community Journalism is planning more traveling workshops, starting with a stop in Navasota this spring.