Post by pavel on Apr 7, 2016 17:06:58 GMT -6
New federal drivers license requirements might bring back long lines at Texas DPS
Over the last few years, the Texas Department of Public Safety has tried to reduce wait times for driver licensing by opening “mega centers” around the state.
In some places, folks can “get in line, online” and learn by text message when they should come in for that license.
But a federal takeover of driver licensing rules is underway. Three Texas congressmen, Reps. John Carter, R-Temple; John Culberson, R-Houston; and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, may soon have a part in making lines at DPS offices much longer.
The REAL ID Act is a federal law passed in 2005 designed to coerce states into producing a U.S. national ID.
Read more here: www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article70594012.html
Over the last few years, the Texas Department of Public Safety has tried to reduce wait times for driver licensing by opening “mega centers” around the state.
In some places, folks can “get in line, online” and learn by text message when they should come in for that license.
But a federal takeover of driver licensing rules is underway. Three Texas congressmen, Reps. John Carter, R-Temple; John Culberson, R-Houston; and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, may soon have a part in making lines at DPS offices much longer.
The REAL ID Act is a federal law passed in 2005 designed to coerce states into producing a U.S. national ID.
Read more here: www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article70594012.html