But that refuge is now under threat.
Senate Bill 336, currently being considered by the Texas Legislature, would strip away key protections in that law—exposing outspoken conservatives to relentless legal harassment. And I’m not speaking in theory. I know exactly what’s at stake here because I’ve lived it.
Politically motivated lawsuits have personally targeted me—weaponized not to correct wrongdoing but to punish me for speaking the truth. These lawsuits weren’t about justice; they were about silencing me. They were deliberate, strategic, and designed to hurt. The goal wasn’t to win in court. The goal was to break me financially. They wanted to bankrupt me into silence.
And they almost did.
This is what lawfare looks like. It’s not about proving someone wrong; it’s about bleeding them dry. When you go up against well-funded liberal institutions, when you challenge their sacred cows—whether it’s radical gender ideology, the abortion industry, or the indoctrination of children—they don’t debate you. They sue you. And they don’t need to be right. They must keep you tied up in court long enough to drain your bank account and wear you down.
That’s where Texas’ anti-SLAPP law made a difference. It allowed me—and others like me—to get baseless lawsuits thrown out before the damage was done. More importantly, it allowed legal proceedings to pause while an appeal was underway, giving me breathing room to fight back without being financially buried in the meantime.
SB 336 would take that pause away. If this bill passes, anyone targeted by a SLAPP lawsuit in Texas will have to battle in trial court and appeal court simultaneously. That’s not just a procedural change—it’s a death sentence for small media outlets, grassroots conservatives, and people like me who rely on that protection to survive the legal attacks hurled our way.
Make no mistake: SB 336 gives powerful liberal groups a fast track to silence us. Organizations like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have deep pockets and legal teams on standby. With this bill in place, they won’t have to win a case to achieve their goal—they’ll sue and wait for conservatives to run out of money, energy, or both.
I’ve been on the receiving end of that strategy. I know the fear of opening a lawsuit you didn’t ask for, the anxiety of mounting legal bills, the exhaustion of months in court just for doing your job—telling the truth. And if this bill becomes law, many more conservatives will face the same thing I did—except this time, without the protections I had.
SB 336 threatens not only conservative media—it threatens your pastor, your community leader, your friend with a podcast, or your neighbor who posts boldly online. It threatens you.
This bill is a betrayal of everything Texas is supposed to stand for. It doesn’t protect free speech—it empowers those trying to silence it. And before this bill goes any further, its authors—Senator Brian Hughes and Representative Jeff Leach—need to stop and think about the damage it will do. What kind of Texas are we building if the people willing to speak up are bankrupted into silence?
Because if SB 336 becomes law, it won’t just be my voice. They’re coming for next time. It’ll be yours. And if you think it won’t happen in Texas, Just look at what is happening in liberal states in America; look at the people being arrested for posting their political beliefs online in the UK right now. Never forget our government and FBI described parents who attended and spoke out at school board meetings as “domestic terrorists” just a couple of years ago. Texas must lead on free speech and never allow lawfare to be used to silence us. This is why we must make sure SB 336 never becomes law!
