A Texas lawmaker from Lakeway is asking the Texas Education Agency to do a compliance check on the state's new school cell ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Texas public school students will soon be required to keep their phones and other personal devices out of sight during the school day under a new state law set to take effect Sept. 1.

A Texas lawmaker from Lakeway is asking the Texas Education Agency to do a compliance check on the state's new school cell ...

Cellphones will be banned at Texas schools starting Sept. 1 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. Cellphones will be banned at Texas schools starting Sept. 1 under a new bill signed ...

Students eat lunch without their smartphones at Lago Vista High School on Sept. 9, 2025. The school requires students to stow devices, primarily cell phones, in magnetically locked pouches that also ...

No phones allowed (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) HOUSTON, Texas – Texas schools are starting the new academic year with a clear ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State lawmakers want to ban cell phones and other personal communication devices from public schools K-12. House Bill 1841 was filed by Texas Representative ...

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 from educators who say the state needs ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Are smartphones making our kids dumber?

As educators across Texas adapt to a new ban on student cellphone use during the school day, two San Antonio districts have identified loopholes in the law to maintain communication between parents ...

MINEOLA, Texas (KLTV) - After the Texas legislature passed a ban on all personal communication devices in public and charter schools, teachers, parents, and students in East Texas were concerned and ...

Every morning at Robert T. Hill Middle School in Dallas, a line snakes outside the front entrance. Students file into the building and pull out a gray and green nylon pouch, each personalized with his ...