CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS

Statewide driving-while-texting ban heads to Governor's desk

By ED STERLING, Texas Press Association
Posted 5/23/17

Texas Senate and House budget conferees met frequently last week and on May 20 managed to reach compromise on a $218 billion state budget for fiscal years 2018-2019. However, Senate Bill 1 must gain final approval from both the House and Senate in …

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