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Legislation creating statewide emergency communication system advances in Texas House

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The legislation was written after the state’s largest wildfire scorched more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle last year.

Texas bill would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours

Read full article: Texas bill would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours

If the proposal becomes law, Texas would follow in the footsteps of several Democrat- and Republican-led states that have enacted similar bans.

Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires

Read full article: Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires

Among the proposals is a bill that would force more inspections of power lines, which a committee concluded ignited a blaze that burned more than 1 million acres last year.