HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On September 1, new laws go into effect in Texas, ranging from a texting-while-driving ban to the open-carry of swords. Here are some of the laws we've tracked through the ...

It has been a long time coming, but Texas finally made it illegal to ... While most reasonable folks agree that texting while driving is a bad thing, many reasonable people still do it.

Texas remains just one of six states to not ban texting while driving. And while legislation this year might change that, 40 Texas cities and towns have already enacted their own local bans.

When she heard the Texas Senate passed a ban against texting while driving — moving it one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk — she was happier than she has been in years. “This is the ...

Forty-six states ban texting while driving, and 17 ban the use of all handheld devices, Craddick said, adding that Texas' lack of a ban has cost lives. In 2015, the last year for which confirmed ...

AUSTIN — Texting and driving is risky behavior but that doesn’t stop most of us from doing it. In fact, 450 people were killed last year in the state by distracted driving but Texas is still ...

Drive down most roads or highways in Texas and you are likely to see drivers texting, even though that has been against the law since 2017. Thousands of warnings or tickets have been given to ...

HOUSTON — A witness says the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, acknowledged he had been texting while driving — highlighting the ...

An Uber driver is accused of assaulting a 73-year-old passenger after a request to stop texting and driving, Texas officials say. Nam Y. Huh AP A 73-year-old Uber rider was yanked from the car ...

A 73-year-old Uber rider was yanked from the car after asking her driver to stop texting and driving, Texas authorities say. Harris County Constable Mark Herman says the female passenger reported ...