A Texas official has urged the ban of cellphones in schools, citing the devices' "harmful" effects on students. On Wednesday, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath spoke at a Senate ...

Texas House Bill 1481 to ban cellular devices at Texas schools has made its way to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed ...

only 41% of Texas students demonstrated an adequate understanding of math, a significant cause for concern among lawmakers Wednesday. People supporting universal cellphone bans note that the ...

The Texas House of Representatives Public Education Committee heard public testimony Tuesday on House Bill 1481, which would ban students in Texas' public schools from using cell phones during ...

(iSTOCK) Cell phone bans that launched in some North Texas schools in recent years may ... and it was the children who made the calls,” Rep. Alma Allen, D-Houston said, referencing the students ...

Opponents of cellphone bans ... call the police for help. Students put their cellphones in their lockers after switching them off at a high school in Lorient, France, on September 5. A Texas ...

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state. Morath’s endorsement of a statewide ban ...

Texas House Bill 1481, introduced by Representative Caroline Fairly, would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during the ... answering calls from educators who say the state needs to remove ...

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 ... have cellphone bans in place.