Artist Joe Lopez usually paints people but he stretched his creativity in new directions to create the murals of scenes ...

Operation Lone Star has turbocharged DPS’ surveillance capabilities. Lawmakers say they want to prevent Texas from becoming a ...

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Texas House Bill 1481, introduced by Representative Caroline Fairly, would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during the regular school day. The bill aims to address concerns about ...

which would ban students in Texas' public schools from using cell phones during school hours. Under House Bill 1481, introduced by Rep. Caroline Fairly of Amarillo, K-12 public school students ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Lawmakers want Texas to join a growing ...

Lawmakers want Texas to join a growing number of states in restricting public school students from using their cellphones during the school day, answering calls from educators who say the state ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) - Lawmakers want Texas to join ... Students in the district now place their phones in pouches provided by the school at the start of each day, Muhammad said.

(iSTOCK) Cell phone bans that launched in some North Texas schools in recent years may be expanded statewide. Texas House members on Tuesday debated whether to prohibit students from having their ...

which would ban students in Texas' public schools from using cell phones during school hours. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

Students across Texas could soon be required to lock up their phones under a proposal moving through the state Legislature with strong bipartisan support. The bill, which is being led by state Rep.

including Lake Travis ISD in Central Texas. Students in Cypress Fairbanks ISD, near Houston, are in their second year of having to put their phones in a bin at the front of the classroom.