/tags/distracted-driving Distracted Driving en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:03:00 GMT /texas/2017-03-15/texas-house-passes-statewide-ban-on-texting-while-driving The Texas House on Wednesday passed a statewide ban on texting while driving.Members voted 113-32 to tentatively approve the legislation, which will get a� Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:03:00 GMT /texas/2017-03-15/texas-house-passes-statewide-ban-on-texting-while-driving Sanya Mansoor /austin/2015-01-30/austins-hands-free-fines-to-start-on-sunday This Sunday, the city of Austin will start ticketing drivers and cyclists who are texting or talking on their mobile phones without a hands-free� Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:00:47 GMT /austin/2015-01-30/austins-hands-free-fines-to-start-on-sunday KUT Staff /austin/2014-08-29/city-council-bans-hand-held-devices-while-driving Holding a phone while rolling on Austin streets is about to become against the law, but not just for Austinites driving cars and trucks.The Austin City� Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:32:42 GMT /austin/2014-08-29/city-council-bans-hand-held-devices-while-driving Trey Shaar /austin/2014-01-06/teens-arent-the-only-drivers-distracted-by-phones-seniors-are-too Do you become uneasy when you see a clearly inexperienced driver behind the wheel? How about when you spot someone texting while driving?It’s part of� Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:32:22 GMT /austin/2014-01-06/teens-arent-the-only-drivers-distracted-by-phones-seniors-are-too Joy Diaz