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Texas lawmakers consider ramping up school bus safety systems
The safety devices are only required to be on buses purchased after 2018 and the law doesn't mandate upgrading older buses. SB 546, filed by San Antonio Democrat Jose Menendez, would set in motion the ...
2 bills hope to improve school bus safety
Texas lawmakers had two bill hearings that would add more seat belts and cameras to school buses. Katie Donnell, 28, was a ...
Texas lawmakers work to require 3-point lap and shoulder seatbelts on school buses
A plan to make children safer on school buses is being finetuned by Texas lawmakers. On Wednesday, a big change was made to ...
Following crash, bill would enhance data on school bus safety
Following a deadly crash in Bastrop in 2024, a Senate bill would tighten requirements for seat belts on buses and enhance ...
Texas lawmakers discuss bill that would mandate seat belts on all school buses, not just new ones
The bill's consideration comes one year after a concrete pumper truck hit a Hays CISD school bus in Bastrop County, killing a ...
Texas Senate bill looks to answer how much help school districts need to install seatbelts on buses
A bill in the Texas Senate will require school districts to have seatbelts on every single school bus in their fleet, no ...
Sen. Baker's school bus safety bill unanimously passes Transportation Committee
Sen. Lisa Baker on Wednesday said the alarming number of violations involving vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses makes it clear — more must be done to protect students. Baker, R-Lehman ...