Texas Appeals Court Slashes Alex Jones's Sandy Hook Judgment From $50M to $1.5M

A unanimous Texas appeals court panel cut Alex Jones's $50 million defamation judgment to $1.5 million on August 21, 2026, finding that Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis did not present sufficient evidence that harassment exceeded Texas's $750,000 statutory damages cap. The ruling leaves intact a separate $1.4 billion Connecticut judgment against Jones.