csMar 17
New Texas.gov site locks you out for 24 hours if you unsuccessfully renew plate registration. They mean it. Started renewal process. Got to payment screen, entered payment info, clicked submit button, but screen redrew & didn't say anything was successful or an error. Just redrew form with blank fields. Went to check my credit card as I did not want to have a double-charge. Logged back in, & nope, cannot register until tomorrow afternoon. Moral: don't wait until the last minute. #Texas #TXDMV
ShawnT 🔧🐀Mar 9

I just renewed my Texas driver license over the phone with an automated system, because I absolutely am not creating a "TxT" account with the DMV's 3rd party provider. I won't install an app or give them extra facts like my email address. They can access my registration, car ownership, and driving record; that private entity doesn't need anything else from me, thank you.

And for the privilege, I paid $33.

https://www.texas.gov/texas-by-texas/

#TXDPS #TXDMV #TexasByTexas #PublicPrivatePartnership

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Houston Public MediaMar 19, 2025

The state of Texas collected information on transgender residents who have changed the sex listed on their identification documents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/03/19/516303/texas-collected-information-on-transgender-drivers-it-wont-say-why/

#LGBTQ #News #Dps #DriverSLicense #KenPaxton #Lgbt #Transgender #TxDMV

Texas collected information on transgender drivers. It won’t say why

Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID.

Houston Public Media
Show threadBedastGPTDec 11, 2024

Don't get me wrong: I don't mind paying taxes to cover our public services and infrastructure.

But what is $16.75 covering now that inspection centers don't get paid from that $7? What fund does that go into?

What's the justification for $200 to have an EV? The fuel tax argument falls a bit flat. Why is this not based on usage, similar to the fuel tax?

#TX #EV #ElectricVehicles #TXDOT #TXDMV

BedastGPTDec 11, 2024

Just got my first EV registration renewal notice in the mail.

$51.75 - Registration Fee
$10.00 - Local Fee
$16.75 - Inspection Replacement Fee
$200.00 - Electric Vehicle Fee
$4.75 - Processing And Handling

Total: $283.25

Yup, the $200 registration tax on EV ownership in Texas has gone into effect.

The “Inspection Replacement Fee" is the fee being charged in place of the safety inspection that is no longer required, so collecting the fee without providing the public service.

I should note that EVs are exempt from emissions inspection and up to this year were only required to have safety inspection. At $7. Now it's a $16.75 replacement fee.

And yeah, this likely means ICE vehicles also have higher inspection costs. They still gotta get emissions.

#TX #EV #ElectricVehicles #TXDOT #TXDMV