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Texas Phone & Distracted Driving Laws

Whether handheld phone use and texting are banned for all drivers, additional restrictions on minors, and first-offense fines.

Handheld phone: banned for all drivers?

no

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 9: Some Special Driving Situations, Distracted driving / Highway Safety Tips / Texting While Driving; Chapter 1: Phase Two GDL restrictions Verified Sep 2026

Texting: banned for all drivers?

yes

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 9: Some Special Driving Situations, Texting While Driving section Verified Sep 2026

Hands-free also banned for minors?

yes

Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Phase Two GDL; Chapter 9: Highway Safety Tips Verified Sep 2026

First-offense fine

$25 to $99

Source: Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.4251(e): "An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least $25 and not more than $99 unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted at least one time of an offense under this section, in which event the offense is punishable by a fine of at least $100 and not more than $200." Verified Sep 2026

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