This is no LOL matter: Texting while driving could soon be prohibited statewide. But using other applications on a smart phone, like GPS or Facebook, would not be banned — as long as you’re reading, not typing.
April 2011
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Transportation
On the Records: Mapping Highway Speeds by State
The Texas House today passed a bill allowing Texas Department of Transportation to study whether to increase the speed limit on certain highways to 85 miles per hour. See how the state compares with this interactive map.
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Public Education
More Student SSNs Were at Risk, TEA Says
The Social Security numbers of 164,406 students who graduated from eight Texas school districts over the past two decades were placed at risk for identity theft, according to Texas Education Agency documents obtained by The Texas Tribune.
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Economy
Video: Senate Signals Big Changes In Store For HB 1
The Texas House sent its budget blueprint to the Senate this week. But many senators say those cuts are too deep, and they’re ready to make some drastic changes.
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Health care
Some Dentists Bad-Mouth Anti-Cavity Bill
Some pediatric dentists are bad-mouthing a bill that would allow mobile dental clinics to be paid by Medicaid for sealing the teeth of low-income kids at school.
Posted inTransportation
Interactive: U.S. Speed Limits by State
The Texas House today passed a bill allowing TxDOT to increase the speed limit on certain highways to 85 miles per hour. These interactive maps visualize the vehicle speed limits set by states on rural interstates, with darker shades representing higher speeds.
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Public Education
For Military School Districts, A Funding War On Two Fronts
With budget gridlock in Washington, and massive education cuts at home, the Texas school districts that qualify for federal “Impact Aid” dollars are waging a war on two fronts.
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Criminal Justice
Wentworth Temporarily Pulls Down Campus Carry Bill
After his bill received heated debate on the floor, Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, withdrew his campus carry bill today.
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The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for April 7, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Lawmaker finds extra money for schools; redistricting gets under way; Nolan Ryan lends support to Todd Staples
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Radical, FBI Informant, Conservative Hero: the Lives of Brandon Darby
Brandon Darby has transformed himself from liberal social justice organizer and radical to much-maligned FBI informant to now right-of-center conservative hero — of a sort.