Senate backs bill that would roll back cellphone safety laws in dozens of Texas cities

The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave tentative approval to a measure that pre-empts local ordinances on drivers’ mobile phone usage, effectively rolling back safety laws in the 45 Texas cities where local governments enforce stricter regulations than the state.  If the Senate grants Senate Bill 15 final approval, as expected, the legislation will head across the Texas Capitol to the House. (Update, July 26: The bill received final approval from the Senate and now heads to the House.) The measure accompanies the statewide texting-while-driving ban that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law June 6. Abbott has called the pre-emption measure a necessary fix to […]

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