The Denton City Council voted to ban texting while driving despite a last-minute push by residents urging the council to go further in prohibiting the use of cellphones behind the wheel.
And just hours before a standstill agreement was set to expire with a local energy company, the council voted to approve a moratorium on all new oil and gas drilling in the city until Sept. 9 or until city ordinances could be revised.
Council member Dalton Gregory sought assurance from the city attorney that the moratorium would be extended if the ordinance revisions were not complete.
“This is to protect our citizens,” he said.
read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140507-denton-city-council-bans-texting-while-driving-approves-gas-drilling-moratorium.ece