Tribpedia: Driver Responsibility Program

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<span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/driver-responsibility-program/">Driver Responsibility Program</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p> <p>Facing a $10 billion budget shortfall in 2003, the Legislature created the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/drp.htm">Driver Responsibility Program</a> to raise general revenue and fund trauma centers.</p> <p>The DRP imposes surcharges on drivers who receive traffic violations. They must pay annual surcharges in addition to fines and court costs associated with the initial traffic ticket, or the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/">Texas Department of Public Safety</a>, which operates ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/">Senate Moves to Reform Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:47 -0500" title="2015-05-21 15:48"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Senate voted Thursday to weaken the state’s Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say unfairly penalizes poor Texans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/traffic-surcharge-program-seen-trap-poor-drivers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/TexTrib-DRIVER-001_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Charles Farmer, a parking lot painter in the Austin area, had his driver's license suspended after missing surcharge payments under Texas' Driver Responsibility Program."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/TexTrib-DRIVER-001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Charles Farmer, a parking lot painter in the Austin area, had his driver's license suspended after missing surcharge payments under Texas' Driver Responsibility Program." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Steve Moakley</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Charles Farmer, a parking lot painter in the Austin area, had his driver's license suspended after missing surcharge payments under Texas' Driver Responsibility Program.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/traffic-surcharge-program-seen-trap-poor-drivers/">Is Traffic Surcharge Program a Trap for Texas Drivers?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Gilad Edelman </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 Aug 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-18 06:00"> Aug. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/traffic-surcharge-program-seen-trap-poor-drivers/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>For years, critics have called for an end to the Driver Responsibility Program, arguing that it traps poor and working-class Texans in a cycle of missed payments and suspended licenses. </span><span>But because the program brings in millions of dollars every year <span>— money that is earmarked for hospital trauma centers — </span>it has proved stubbornly hard to kill</span><span>. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/traffic-surcharge-program-seen-trap-poor-drivers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/14/driver-responsibility-program-still-problematic/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/Driving-Capitol_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/Driving-Capitol_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Brian Talbot</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/14/driver-responsibility-program-still-problematic/">Despite Changes, Driver Surcharge Program Faces Opposition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Cathaleen Qiao Chen </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:28:38 -0500" title="2014-04-14 15:28"> April 14, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/14/driver-responsibility-program-still-problematic/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED: </strong><span>Lawmakers are unlikely to abolish the Driver Responsibility Program next year, but at a hearing Monday, they encouraged critics of it to submit recommendations for reform.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/14/driver-responsibility-program-still-problematic/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/11/dps-expands-surcharge-relief-poor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/11/dps-expands-surcharge-relief-poor/">DPS Expands Surcharge Relief for the Poor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:26:55 -0500" title="2013-09-11 16:26"> Sept. 11, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/11/dps-expands-surcharge-relief-poor/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A new incentive program will allow some low-income drivers to pay reduced surcharges under the Driver Responsibility Program. Thousands of Texans' licenses have been suspended as a result of the controversial program.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/11/dps-expands-surcharge-relief-poor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/15/texas-doctors-decry-use-ems-fund-balance-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DRP-Gonzalez-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DRP-Gonzalez-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Justin Dehn</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/15/texas-doctors-decry-use-ems-fund-balance-budget/">Bill Seeks Repeal of Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Nick Swartsell </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:00:00 -0600" title="2012-11-15 06:00"> Nov. 15, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/15/texas-doctors-decry-use-ems-fund-balance-budget/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Lawmakers are once again working to end a surcharge program they say is ineffective and unfair. But the program also provides millions of dollars to trauma centers across Texas, and the prospect of eliminating those funds has medical groups worried.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/15/texas-doctors-decry-use-ems-fund-balance-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/24/dps-institutes-surcharge-breaks-poor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/24/dps-institutes-surcharge-breaks-poor/">DPS Institutes Surcharge Breaks for the Poor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 May 2011 16:02:15 -0500" title="2011-05-24 16:02"> May 24, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/24/dps-institutes-surcharge-breaks-poor/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/">Texas Department of Public Safety</a> today announced the start of a program to help poor drivers pay off expensive surcharges and get their driver's licenses back.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/24/dps-institutes-surcharge-breaks-poor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/surcharge-in-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Safteycommittee_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Safteycommittee_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/surcharge-in-question/">Surcharge In Question</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:01:39 -0500" title="2011-03-22 19:01"> March 22, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Lawmakers at the Capitol debate eliminating a surcharge on traffic tickets that has been riddled with problems almost since its inception.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/surcharge-in-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/legislators-consider-repealing-driver-fees/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LBurnam005_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LBurnam005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/legislators-consider-repealing-driver-fees/">Legislators Consider Repealing Driver Fees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:46:22 -0500" title="2011-03-22 17:46"> March 22, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/legislators-consider-repealing-driver-fees/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Lawmakers at the Capitol today debated eliminating a surcharge on traffic tickets that has been riddled with problems almost since its inception.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/legislators-consider-repealing-driver-fees/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/22/drp-helps-trauma-centers-save-lives-supporters-say/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/drivers_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/drivers_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/22/drp-helps-trauma-centers-save-lives-supporters-say/">DRP Helps Trauma Centers Save Lives, Supporters Say</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:53:29 -0600" title="2011-02-22 16:53"> Feb. 22, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/22/drp-helps-trauma-centers-save-lives-supporters-say/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Lives are at stake if the Legislature fails to appropriate the full amount of the Driver’s Responsibility Program fund, medical professionals said at a Capitol press conference today.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/22/drp-helps-trauma-centers-save-lives-supporters-say/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/25/dps-starts-amnesty-period-for-suspended-drivers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/25/dps-starts-amnesty-period-for-suspended-drivers/">DPS Starts Amnesty Period for Suspended Drivers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:21:43 -0600" title="2011-01-25 10:21"> Jan. 25, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/25/dps-starts-amnesty-period-for-suspended-drivers/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Some of the 1.2 million Texas drivers whose licenses have been suspended because they failed to pay expensive traffic ticket surcharges can catch a big break right now from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/">Department of Public Safety</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/25/dps-starts-amnesty-period-for-suspended-drivers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/18/rep-berman-files-bill-to-end-dps-surcharges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-05-04_at_11.51.26_AM_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-05-04_at_11.51.26_AM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/18/rep-berman-files-bill-to-end-dps-surcharges/">Rep. Berman Files Bill to End DPS Surcharges</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:28:06 -0600" title="2010-11-18 11:28"> Nov. 18, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/18/rep-berman-files-bill-to-end-dps-surcharges/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leo-berman">Leo Berman</a>, R-Tyler,<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leo-berman"></a> wants to end something besides illegal immigration and federal intrusion into health care in Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/18/rep-berman-files-bill-to-end-dps-surcharges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/21/dps-commission-approves-surcharge-changes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/21/dps-commission-approves-surcharge-changes/">DPS Commission Approves Surcharge Changes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:17:12 -0500" title="2010-10-21 18:17"> Oct. 21, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/21/dps-commission-approves-surcharge-changes/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/public_safety_commission/">Texas Public Safety Commission</a> today approved a slate of rules meant to allow thousands of drivers to get their licenses back.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/21/dps-commission-approves-surcharge-changes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/10/ending-driver-surcharges-will-rob-health-care/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/10/ending-driver-surcharges-will-rob-health-care/">Ending Driver Surcharges Will Rob Health Care Funding</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elizabeth Titus </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:27:22 -0500" title="2010-08-10 20:27"> Aug. 10, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>On Tuesday, a House committee heard arguments over the future of the controversial Driver Responsibility Program — which pits outrage over heavy traffic fines on the poor against the state's need to finance trauma care in hospitals, which benefit from the fines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/10/ending-driver-surcharges-will-rob-health-care/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/31/tribweek-top-tx-news-for-the-week-of-july-26-2010/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_07_26_10_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_07_26_10_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/31/tribweek-top-tx-news-for-the-week-of-july-26-2010/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of July 26, 2010</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-07-31 05:00"> July 31, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Stiles' and Torres' <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-texas-governors-race/series-explores-political-trends-in-texas/" target="_blank">three-parter</a> on the changing Texas political map, Ramsey on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-legislative-races/texas-senators-voting-residency-questioned/" target="_blank">questions</a> about Brian Birdwell's voting history and residency, Aguilar on the Obama administration's immigration <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/immigration-in-texas/immigration/immigrant-prosecutions-on-the-rise-under-obama/" target="_blank">crackdown</a>, Reed on hospitals that won't <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/texas-legislature/should-the-state-pay-hospitals-not-to-induce-labor/" target="_blank">induce</a> early labor, Stiles on what Troy Fraser <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-ethics-commission/fraser-failed-to-disclose-perry-land-deal/" target="_blank">left off</a> his financial disclosure form, the latest <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-railroad-commission/porter-weems-vie-for-railroad-commission-seat/" target="_blank">installment</a> of Hu's Face-Off video debate series, Grissom on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/department-of-public-safety/lawmakers-fixes-might-not-save-surcharge-program/" target="_blank">problem-plagued</a> Driver Responsibility Program, Galbraith on the controversy over <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-environmental-news/environmental-problems-and-policies/gas-companies-claim-to-use-safer-chemicals/" target="_blank">fracking</a> and M. Smith's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-courts/texas-supreme-court/an-interview-with-departing-supreme-court-justice/" target="_blank">interview</a> with former Texas Supreme Court Justice Harriet O'Neill: The best of our best from July 26 to 30, 2010.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/31/tribweek-top-tx-news-for-the-week-of-july-26-2010/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/26/lawmakers-fixes-might-not-save-surcharge-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DriversLicenseResponsibility_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/26/lawmakers-fixes-might-not-save-surcharge-program/">Lawmakers: Fixes Might Not Save Surcharge Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-07-26 05:00"> July 26, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/26/lawmakers-fixes-might-not-save-surcharge-program/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Efforts to salvage the problem-plagued <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/drp.htm" target="_blank">Driver Responsibility Program</a> ultimately may not shield it from the wrath of its many detractors, including at least one lawmaker who believes we "shouldn't hesitate in getting rid of it."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/26/lawmakers-fixes-might-not-save-surcharge-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/16/public-safety-commission-approves-fine-amnesty/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-txdotseal-jv_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="A Texas Department of Public Safety official seal."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-txdotseal-jv_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A Texas Department of Public Safety official seal." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A Texas Department of Public Safety official seal.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/16/public-safety-commission-approves-fine-amnesty/">Public Safety Commission Approves Fine Amnesty</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:44:29 -0500" title="2010-07-16 16:44"> July 16, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/16/public-safety-commission-approves-fine-amnesty/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/public_safety_commission/">Public Safety Commission</a> on Thursday approved changes to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719091132/http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/drpnewlaws.htm" target="_blank">Driver Responsibility Program</a> that would include an amnesty program for drivers with outstanding surcharges, reduced fines for poor drivers and new incentives to encourage more people to pay up.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719091132/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/16/public-safety-commission-approves-fine-amnesty/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div 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