Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said that cellphone use in schools has an "extremely harmful" impact on students.

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state.

HOUSTON — Texas public school students will soon be required to keep their cellphones and other personal communication devices locked away during school hours under a new law signed today, marking a ...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said that cellphone use in schools has an "extremely harmful" impact on students.

Texas News Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools “If it were in my power, I would have already banned them in all schools in the state,” Morath said.

Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said the devices are "extremely harmful" to students' progress.