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New Mexico legislator tries again with another bill to prohibit texting while driving

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: January 06, 2014 – 8:41 am Last Updated: January 06, 2014 – 8:43 am

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Another attempt is being made at the New Mexico Legislature to prohibit texting while driving.

Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe has pre-filed a bill, marking the fifth time a version of a texting-while-driving ban has been introduced at the Legislature.

Read more here: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/13f0378d439f469f8681be073f300a6d/NM-XGR–Texting-Driving/#.UssoB5WA1Qs