State lawmakers want to ban cell phones and other personal communication devices from public schools K-12. House Bill ...

The bill would require classrooms to designate a secure, out-of-sight area to keep phones during instructional times.

A bill filed in the Texas House would ban cell phones in public schools. FOX 4's Steven Dial talked to the bill's author, ...

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which would ban students in Texas' public schools from using cell phones during school hours. Under House Bill 1481, ...

Over the past couple of years, several Texas school districts have implemented cellphone bans. The change could soon become law statewide.

Texas House members on Tuesday debated whether to prohibit students from having their phones out during class time.

The bill, which is being led by state Rep. Caroline Fairly, an Amarillo Republican and the youngest member of the Legislature ...

Texas House Committee on Public Education is considering State Rep. Caroline Fairly’s House Bill 1481, which would require ...

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.

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 ...