Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program ends next month – what you need to know

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(Source: Rachel Zein, The Texas Tribune)

After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept 1, 2019. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more than 1 million people unable to keep or renew their driver’s licenses. Lawmakers from both chambers and parties criticized the program for adding additional annual fees — ranging from $100 to $2,000 depending on the offense — on top of the price of traffic tickets.

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