Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 After years of roadblocks, the Florida Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that authorizes police to stop drivers just for texting. Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, fought for several years for a tougher law, but her bills kept stalling because of privacy and racial-profiling concerns. |   | |
 SeaWorld's Orlando parks president Mark Pauls has left the company after only seven months into running SeaWorld and Aquatica Orlando. | | | |
 A new affordable housing complex in Osceola County is now open, bringing 100 units to a region that ranks among the nation's worst. | | | |
 Three high-priority health-care bills cleared the Legislature on Monday, setting the stage for House Speaker Jose Oliva to claim a victory in his effort to revamp the health system. | | | |
 Former America Online Chairman Steve Case awarded $100,000 to a local company that devised a drug delivery system for people battling respiratory illnesses. | | | |
 Switching to online auctions of surplus property has paid off big for Orange County. Auction revenue in the past eight months soared to $1.21 million, up $400,000 from the last live and in-person auction of 2018, which pulled in $810,000, Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond said. | | | |
 A teenager has been arrested in the shooting death of 14-year-old Antony Reid this month in southwest Orange County. | | | |
 It took more than one conversation to bring former Manchester United star Nani to Orlando City. | | | |
 Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams is retiring after more than 50 years in the NBA. | | | |
 Chandler Cox of Apopka High and the University of Auburn was the 233rd selection of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday. | | | |
 Lake Nona's unbeaten girls tennis team overcame a strong showing by Lake Mary's Samantha Maras to beat the Rams and advance to the semifinals of the FHSAA 4A state tournament at Sanlando Park. The Nona boys also won, as did Timber Creek's Alana Wolfberg, who seeks a record fourth singles crown. | | | |
 Here's a look at how the South Florida Sun Sentinel graded each NFL team's 2019 draft, seeing if they achieved their goals, and forecasting what the teams should expect from the rookie class. | | | |
 "The Big Bang Theory'' goes out May 16 with a one-hour series finale, a half-hour special and the cast appearing on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'' | | | |
 Joseph Walsh, who has experience in Europe and the Northeast, will begin his job at the Garden Theatre this summer. | | | |
 Disney's Hollywood Studios is turning 30. It's time to remember a Hunchback, dancing lights, Super Soap stars, Catastrophe Canyon and more. | | | |
 Mike Holfeld's reporting for WKMG on first responders' PTSD helped bring about a Florida law that provides workers' compensation benefits. | | | |
 The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are scheduled to fly over Epcot and its Spaceship Earth on Thursday, Walt Disney World says. | | | |
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