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Amend HB 670, second reading engrossment, on page 10, by
striking lines 13-23 and substituting the following:
(c) Notwithstanding Section 3(b), if the information,
document, or item was disclosed or received in violation of a grand
jury oath given to either a juror or a witness under Article 19.34
or 20.16, a journalist may be compelled to testify if the person
seeking the testimony, production, or disclosure makes a clear and
specific showing that the subpoenaing party has exhausted
reasonable efforts to obtain from alternative sources the
confidential source of any information, document, or item obtained.
In this context, the court has the discretion to conduct an in
camera hearing. The court may not order the production of the
confidential source until a ruling has been made on the motion.