Florida May 17, 2019 5:45 pm Florida Law Makes Texting While Driving Primary Offense Texting while driving in Florida will become a primary traffic offense punishable by fines under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. US & World Videos 0:51 Scene of fatal crash in West Little River 1:47 Trial begins for Kendall man accused of fatally shooting neighbor in 2015 dog poop dispute 0:41 Lawsuit against developer's wife in 2022 Boca Chita Key boat crash settled for $16 million 0:29 DeSantis announces Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday for Florida families 0:47 Police deploy tear gas, arrest 10 people at USF during protest