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Texas Tops List for Hail Damage Claims

Texas led all states by a wide margin in insurance claims filed for homes, vehicles, and other property that received hail damage from 2016 to 2018, according to a report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Texas Begins Distracted Driving Awareness Campaign

In Texas, one in five crashes involve distracted driving which is among the reasons why the Texas Department of Transportation has launched "Heads Up, Texas," a campaign to discourage driver distractions, according to a KCBD report.

Auto Thefts Rise 18% in Dallas

Almost 10,000 vehicles were stolen in Dallas, Texas in 2018 — up 18% from the 7,934 auto thefts in 2017, reports Fox 4 News.

NHTSA Honors Texas Institute's Transportation Safety Director

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recognized Robert Wunderlich, director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute with a 2019 Public Service award.

Best, Worst Driving States Ranked

Oregon tops the list as the most driver-friendly state in the nation followed by Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Texas, according to a new report from WalletHub.

Texas Forms Autonomous Vehicle Task Force

The Texas Department of Transportation is developing a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Task Force with the goal of advancing Texas as a hub for new initiatives and investments in self-driving vehicle projects.

Safest Cities for Wet Weather Driving Ranked

Brownsville, Texas ranks as the safest-driving city in the nation when precipitation is factored with collision frequency, according to a new report from insurer Allstate.

Texas Leads Nation in Distracted Driving Fatalities

Texas led the nation in distracted driving deaths in 2017, as 366 people lost their lives as a result of an inattentive driver, according to the National Safety Council’s analysis of 2017 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Texas Distracted Driving Law Not Working

A low number of tickets, critics say, shows that the new state law is much more difficult to enforce that earlier local ordinances.

Group Seeks Funding for Truck Parking System on Interstate 10

A coalition of Departments of Transportation from Arizona, California, New Mexico and California are seeking a federal grant to develop a program that would alert truck drivers to available truck parking along Interstate 10.