Earlier this week, families who have been destroyed by texting<\/a> while driving wrecks came to Austin to urge state lawmakers to adopt a state-wide texting while driving<\/a> ban.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they’re not alone.\u00a0 Stories like those shared by these families have been repeated over and over and over.<\/p>\n There is no dispute that texting while driving is dangerous.\u00a0 Studies have even shown that it’s more dangerous than drinking while driving.\u00a0 You would think that a state-wide ban would be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n But apparently it’s not.\u00a0 Some legislators argue that a ban would be an unnecessary invasion into people’s rights.\u00a0 Are you kidding me?\u00a0 Is the speed limit an unnecessary invasion?\u00a0 Are laws against DWI an unnecessary invasion?\u00a0 Texting while driving is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, and we need to be doing what we can to protect our kids and families.\u00a0 Will a ban stop texting while driving?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 But it will (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this week, families who have been destroyed by texting while driving wrecks came to Austin to urge state lawmakers to adopt a state-wide texting while driving ban.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they’re not alone.\u00a0 Stories like those shared by these families have…<\/span><\/p>\n