Texas Governor Perry vetoes bill against texting behind the wheel

Texas Governor Rick Perry has vetoed a bill that would make it illegal to send or read text messages while behind the wheel. In fact, this was only one of 23 bills that were vetoed by Governor Perry on June 17, 2011. While lawmakers had approved the anti-texting bill in May, Perry said that it was an “overreach” and that it was a “government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults.” The bill had been encouraged by former House speaker Tom Craddick, who called it an important public safety measure.…

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