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Texting While Driving

2021 was the second deadliest year on Texas roadways

  • Mar 19, 2022

74-year-old killed in crash with admitted red light runner

  • Apr 22, 2021

Study shows Uber/Lyft drivers text while behind the wheel

  • Feb 14, 2020
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Police officer caught on video texting and driving in Texas

  • Aug 19, 2019

DATING WHILE DRIVING: Swiping right becoming new distraction

  • Apr 18, 2019

TxDOT offers free money to high schools for safe driving

  • Mar 6, 2019

Mom texts and speeds while child stands in car

  • Oct 21, 2018

List of worst U.S. states for teen drivers who text and drive

  • Aug 20, 2018

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Victim's parents upset over man's 2nd DWI after deadly 2012 crash

  • Jan 20, 2023
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2021 was the second deadliest year on Texas roadways

  • Mar 19, 2022
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74-year-old killed in crash with admitted red light runner

  • Apr 22, 2021
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Uber and Lyft drivers do more than text and drive, according to study

  • Feb 11, 2020
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Texting and driving may now costing Texas drivers

  • May 25, 2019
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Officer sued for allegedly texting and driving

  • Jun 16, 2018
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Devices that help track your teen's driving

  • May 10, 2018
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Texas Senate approves ban on texting and driving

  • Jun 23, 2017

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Police officer sued for allegedly texting and driving in cruiser

A New Mexico police officer is now facing a lawsuit for allegedly texting and driving in his cruiser.

  • Jun 16, 2018
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Devices that can help track your teen's driving

Thanks to some innovative tracking devices, parents now have the option to be in the passenger seat without even being in the car with their teen.

  • May 11, 2018

Distracted drivers course now required for new Texas drivers

Most new drivers will be required to take a class on the dangers of distracted driving.

  • Aug 4, 2017
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New Texas laws go in effect on Sept. 1

On September 1, new laws go into effect in Texas, ranging from a texting-while-driving ban to the open-carry of swords.

  • Aug 2, 2017

New York eyes 'textalyzer' to bust drivers using phones

Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a "textalyzer" that allows an officer to quickly check if a phone has been in use before a crash.

  • Jul 26, 2017