In a very rare showing of bipartisanship, Texas lawmakers are working hard to\u00a0 come together to craft a statewide ban on texting while driving.\u00a0 The push is being led by Republican State Representative Tom Craddick.<\/p>\n
This is much needed legislation.\u00a0 I’ve often commented about the number of tragedies we see in our practice because of texting while driving.\u00a0 Those anecdotal problems are backed up by the studies.\u00a0 Study after study finds that texting while driving is dangerous, even more dangerous than driving while intoxicated.\u00a0 (You can see links to some of those studies\/articles here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Governor Perry stands as the roadblock in this effort to reduce those deaths.\u00a0 During the last legislative session, the two parties came together to pass a state-wide ban on texting while driving only to have Governor Perry veto the law.\u00a0 And this week, after many parents who had lost their kids to texting while driving accidents spent the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a very rare showing of bipartisanship, Texas lawmakers are working hard to\u00a0 come together to craft a statewide ban on texting while driving.\u00a0 The push is being led by Republican State Representative Tom Craddick. This is much needed legislation.\u00a0…<\/span><\/p>\n