The belt I wear usually inspires an unpleasant reaction in the people who see it. It has a big, brass, Lone Star belt buckle that sits at the center of my hips. I suppose the reactions are justified.

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Texas teenagers have big dreams for the future, and officials are remind them a simple click can help keep them alive. TxDOT’s Teen Click It or Ticket campaign is urging all teens to buckle up — every ...

AUSTIN – In the time it takes to read this sentence, Texans can click their seat belt and save themselves from an early grave — and save their loved ones from the sorrow of preventable loss. While ...

AUSTIN – It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what you do. Everyone needs to buckle up. The Texas Department of Transportation is working with law enforcement to remind Texas drivers to ...

Last year in Texas, almost 900 people who weren't wearing seat belts died while more than 1,800 were seriously injured in 2,370 vehicle crashes. To help reduce that figure, state officials on Tuesday ...

April 11 (UPI) --A Montana-based company broke a Guinness World Record when it unveiled a giant belt buckle measuring nearly 15 feet across in Texas. Montana Silversmiths, based in Columbus, Mont., ...