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Cynthia M. Allen

Cynthia M. Allen: Texan was arrested for questioning government. Will court defend her free speech?

At first glance, Priscilla Villarreal is not a particularly empathetic figure. Not to most conservatives, anyway.

The tattooed, foul-mouthed, progressive citizen journalist has made a name and a career out of criticizing and, frankly, trying to embarrass local authorities in Laredo.

Her Facebook page, Lagordiloca News LaredoTx, which has more than 200,000 followers, is a running, profanity-laced and often scathing commentary of the happenings in her community.

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