You’re standing in the kitchen when she runs in to put a soft kiss on your cheek. She’s smiling. She’s excited. It’s a holiday weekend and your daughter is going to a party. She is a straight-A student who seems to flood the world with love. You are so proud of the woman she’s becoming. “Don’t worry, Mama,” she says. “I won’t be late.” In an hour, she will be dead. In Texas, horrifying scenarios like this become someone’s reality every single day. Nov. 7, 2000 was the last deathless day on Texas roadways. Every day for the past 19 years someone has died ...