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 ...

Upon receiving final approval from Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 1481 would ban student cellphone use during the school day on ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several Texas school districts already have cellphone bans in place. Rancier Middle School in Killeen ISD, about 75 miles north of Austin, is one school that did so recently. Rancier’s principal ...