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Texas Phone Use While Driving Laws (2026)
Conditional: Texas bans texting only: reading, writing, or sending an electronic message while driving is illegal, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed.
ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026
Texas bans texting only: reading, writing, or sending an electronic message while driving is illegal, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed. See Tex. Transp. Code 545.4251.
Official source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov →
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