Texting while driving is illegal in Georgia.
But Atlanta city employees could get fired for using their cell phone while driving under a proposal city council is considering.
Councilman H. Lamar Willis, a lawyer, says the city pays hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. The money goes to people who were in car accidents where a city employee was at fault.
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