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 | Senate conference committee appointed | 04/11/1973 | |
| S | Committee appointed | 04/11/1973 | |
| H | Senate granted request of House for conference committee | 04/10/1973 | |
| H | House conference committee appointed | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Conference committee requested | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | House refused to concur in Senate amendments | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Returned from the Senate | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Sent to House | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Passed | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Again passed to third reading | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Vote by which amendment adopted reconsidered | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Vote on passage to third reading reconsidered | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Passed to third reading | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Read second time | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Notice of intent given | 04/03/1973 | |
| S | Committee substitute | 03/28/1973 | |
| S | Committee hearing date | 03/27/1973 | |
| S | Reported by subcommittee favorably | 03/23/1973 | |
| S | Reported favorably as amended | 03/21/1973 | |
| S | Reported by subcommittee favorably | 03/20/1973 | |
| S | Sent to subcommittee | 03/06/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence | 02/12/1973 | |
| S | Read first time | 02/12/1973 | |
| S | House passage reported | 02/12/1973 | |
| H | Passed | 02/08/1973 | |
| H | Read third time | 02/08/1973 | |
| H | Reported engrossed | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Passed to engrossment | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Amendments | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Read second time | 02/07/1973 | |
| H | Sent to Calendar Committee | 02/01/1973 | |
| H | Reported favorably | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Considered in public hearing | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Committee hearing notice posted | 01/26/1973 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | 01/12/1973 | |
| H | Read first time | 01/12/1973 | |
| H | Filed | 01/10/1973 |
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