HB 10, 63rd R.S.
Providing that no person engaged in the work of, connected with, or employed by any newspaper, or other printed publication, press association, wire service, news agency, radio or television network shall be compelled to disclose any information or any source of such information procured or obtained by such person in the course of his news-related activities; that no ordained minister, priest, rabbi or duly accredited Christian Science practitioner shall be compelled to disclose information or any source of such information confidentially communicated to him and his professional capacity that would violate a sacred or moral trust; authorizing petition for mandamus to the supreme court in connection with a newsman's privilege and granting original jurisdiction in the Texas Supreme Court to adjudicate said petition.
| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| H | Filed | 01/10/1973 | |
| H | Read first time | 01/12/1973 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 01/12/1973 | |
| H | Committee hearing notice posted | 01/26/1973 | |
| H | Considered in public hearing | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Reported favorably | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Sent to Calendar Committee | 02/01/1973 | |
| H | Read second time | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Amendments | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Passed to engrossment | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Reported engrossed | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Read third time | 02/08/1973 | |
| H | Passed | 02/08/1973 | |
| S | House passage reported | 02/12/1973 | |
| S | Read first time | 02/12/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence | 02/12/1973 | |
| S | Sent to subcommittee | 03/06/1973 | |
| S | Reported by subcommittee favorably | 03/20/1973 | |
| S | Reported favorably as amended | 03/21/1973 | |
| S | Reported by subcommittee favorably | 03/23/1973 | |
| S | Committee hearing date | 03/27/1973 | |
| S | Committee substitute | 03/28/1973 | |
| S | Notice of intent given | 04/03/1973 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Read second time | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Passed to third reading | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Vote on passage to third reading reconsidered | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Vote by which amendment adopted reconsidered | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Again passed to third reading | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Passed | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Sent to House | 04/05/1973 | |
| H | Returned from the Senate | 04/05/1973 | |
| H | House refused to concur in Senate amendments | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Conference committee requested | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | House conference committee appointed | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Senate granted request of House for conference committee | 04/10/1973 | |
| S | Committee appointed | 04/11/1973 | |
| H | Senate conference committee appointed | 04/11/1973 |
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