RICHMOND, Texas - On Friday morning, residents in Fort Bend County and its surrounding area were invited to attend a Fort Bend County Pedestrian Safety Forum hosted by Citizens for Road Safety Texas and the county's DA. According to the press release, the Forum planned to address ongoing threats to the safety of pedestrians, discuss enhanced enforcement of the new Texas crosswalk law – the Lisa Torry Smith Act, and explore solutions to make communities safe.

Pedestrian advocacy in Fort Bend County

The backstory:

The main host of the event, Citizens for Road Safety Texas , was the group able to push for the Lisa Torry Smith Act.

The group was originally founded by Gina Torry, after her sister, Lisa Torry Smith, was killed in a crosswalk while walking her son to school.

The Lisa T

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