It sure would be a lot more fun to spend $20,000 on a car than it would be to spend that same amount on fines and legal costs after driving drunk in one. That's the real cost of a DWI in Texas, and it serves as a warning heading into a weekend full of holiday parties.
If you don't pay the tolls you owe in Texas, you could be in big trouble. But there's ones state that's tougher on those who don't pay up, and in that state you can be convicted of a felony for having outstanding tolls. Toll roads have had it! And here's what you need to know.
If you've piled up some unpaid tolls from traveling around Houston, Dallas, or on Texas 49, there's a little financial break coming March 1st thanks to a new state law. But you can still end up in court if you don't pay up!
If you just discovered an overdue library book under a pile of clothes as you were spring cleaning, you're in luck. You don't have to be banned! The library is waiving fines and fees as part of an amnesty period that starts today, and it runs for several weeks.
Click it or Ticket, I am sure you are familiar with that one, but what about having to buckle up your pooch? Here in East Texas it's not uncommon to see a dog in the back of a pickup bed, or with it's head out the window. But there are some new laws coming on the books...