NOTICE: THE LAWS IN TEXAS HAVE CHANGED! This post no longer covers current laws in Texas. Please see NEW TEXTING AND DRIVING LAW. Everyone knows texting and driving is a bad idea. It has also been banned in most states. Texas is still the exception. There is not a statewide prohibition on driving and texting. In Texas, you can legally drive on a few tollways as fast as 85 miles per hour. The laws of the State of Texas do not prohibit a person from texting while driving. So it