Amend SB 1629 (House committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amended Section 552.275(j), Government Code (page 1, lines 9 and 10), strike "a representative
of" and substitute "an individual who, for a substantial portion of
the individual's livelihood or for substantial financial gain,
gathers, compiles, prepares, collects, photographs, records,
writes, edits, reports, investigates, processes, or publishes news
or information for and is seeking the information for [a
representative of]".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amended Section 552.275(j)(1),
Government Code (page 1, line 11), between "television" and
"station", insert "broadcast".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amended Section 552.275(j)(1),
Government Code (page 1, line 11), strike "license" and substitute
"broadcast license for an assigned frequency".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amended Section 552.275(j),
Government Code (page 1, lines 13 through 22), strike amended
Subdivision (2) and substitute the following:
(2) a newspaper that is qualified under Section
2051.044 to publish legal notices or is a free newspaper of general
circulation and that is published at least once a week and available
and of interest to the general public in connection with the
dissemination of news;
(5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amended Section 552.275(j),
Government Code (page 1, line 23 through page 2, line 1), strike
amended Subdivision (3) and substitute the following:
(3) a newspaper of general circulation that is
published on the Internet by a news medium engaged in the business
of disseminating news or information to the general public; or
(4) a magazine that is published at least once a week
or on the Internet by a news medium engaged in the business of
disseminating news or information to the general public.