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Why don’t more Texas school buses have seat belts? (audio)

After deadly accidents in Texas, Houston Public Media looked at what state lawmakers did in the past – and are doing now to protect children.

By Allison Lee, Houston Public Media
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Despite a Texas law passed a decade ago to equip more school buses with shoulder seat belts, relatively few buses have them today. Why?

Read the full story at Houston Public Media.

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Allison Lee

HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA

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