{"text":"Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill to repeal a Texas statute that has been under fire from drivers and others for nearly two decades. \n\nSince 2003, the state's Driver Responsibility Program has added \"bad-driver\" surcharges to drivers who receive certain Paragraphs of multiple violations, such as speeding and driving without a valid license. The $300 million program doubles as a source of revenue for emergency trauma centers in the state. \n\nAdvocates say the money routed to hospitals is often used to treat people injured in bad wrecks They add that it helps the state secure federal money related to Medicare. \n\nOne point of contention about the program is that offenders are required to pay fees annually for three years – on top of the traffic violation fine itself.\n\nSome say the bad-driver program has created a cycle of escalating fines for low-income people who cannot afford to pay additional fines and surcharges. \n\nDespite the complaints through the years, state lawmakers have been unwilling to abandon the source of revenue for trauma centers . \n\nRead More: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=74394#.XQkXjogza1s","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}
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