Family pushes for ban on texting
March 11, 2011
Amarillo Globe-News - The Legislature is finding no opposition from cell phone companies. Telecommunications giant AT&T supports bans on texting while driving. In November, the Dallas-based company partnered with Texas Tech University to urge all students and their parents not to text while driving. .
Since Alex Brown, 17, was killed in motor vehicle accident more than a year ago, her parents have been on a mission to educate the public - particularly young people like her - about the dangers of texting while driving.
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The Legislature is finding no opposition from cell phone companies. Telecommunications giant AT&T supports bans on texting while driving. In November, the Dallas-based company partnered with Texas Tech University to urge all students and their parents not to text while driving.