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.

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO - North East ISD is facing calls by the Texas Education Agency to change its policy on cell phones, saying the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cell phone bans that launched in some North Texas schools in recent years may be expanded statewide. Texas House members on Tuesday debated whether to prohibit students from having their phones out ...

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 ...

A bill in the Texas House would require students who bring cell phones to school to lock them in a school-provided case, pouch or bag during the school day. Is that a good idea? To get the ball ...

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?

Educators are concerned about the ways cellphones distract from learning, exacerbate bullying and aid in the spread of false alarms about school safety. iSTOCK Cell phone bans that launched in some ...