# What to know about Alex Jones’ Texas court win and the more than $1 billion in damages he still faces

https://mins.news/en/item/29197

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-22 10:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4gyqPb4

> Alex Jones won a Texas court ruling that cut one of the defamation judgments against him by more than $40 million. The case stemmed from his calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting a hoax, and he still faces more than $1 billion in damages.

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