The sponsor of Texas' ill-fated texting & driving bill isn't going away quietly. And he's making the issue personal. State Rep. Tom Craddick charges that his measure "succumbed to the will of a stubborn chairman," state Sen. Robert Nichols of the Transportation Committee. Craddick (pictured, left) said the former Texas Department of Transportation commissioner "thought that he knew better for Texas when he refused to allow a vote on this bill that would save lives." Craddick made his anger public after his HB 63 cleared the House by a wide margin (97-45), received an emotional hearing … [Read more...]
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Texting plan vetoed in Texas
June 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
Texas Gov. Rick Perry killed legislation Friday that would have banned texting while driving in Texas. Perry cited "the overreach of House Bill 242" and called it a "government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults." Texas already bans texting by teens. The bill would have extended that ban to all drivers. The veto means distracted driving legislation succeeded in 2011, although there were at least a dozen bills seeking to toughen the existing laws. There are numerous local laws against text messaging while in city limits. The Republican governor suggested that backers of distracted … [Read more...]
Texas: Cell phone laws, legislation
November 12, 2008 by 94 Comments
Texas distracted driving news: State Sen. Judith Zaffirini continues to push for a complete set of distracted driving laws in Texas. Her Senate Bill 41 would outlaw use of handheld communications devices for all drivers. Her law would be "just hands-free, instead of (a banning) using a cell phone for certain purposes." She says the texting law that went into effect in late 2017 is better than nothing, but has loopholes such as allowing texting in temporarily stopped traffic. Texas' texting & driving law went into effect Sept. 1, 2017. Fines are $25 to $99 for a first offense, then $100 … [Read more...]
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