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Filed Sexting Bill Reduces Punishment For Texas Teens

By: Karl Rundgren
Updated: February 7, 2011
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AUSTIN -- The Texas Legislature is taking on a growing concern across the state -- sexting.

    On Monday a new bill was filed in the Texas Senate that would reduce the penalties attached to sexting. Right now, a teen accused of sexting could face felony charges. Senate Bill 407 changes that to a Class C misdemeanor.

    Those teens would also be sent to an educational program that would explain the negative, long term effects of sexting.

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