Houston Matters
A West Texas ghost town is up for sale: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: vehicle inspection
Transportation
Texas bill to eliminate vehicle inspection requirement headed to Gov. Abbott’s desk
Posted on · While the bill would do away with yearly safety inspections required for vehicle registration, drivers in 17 Texas counties would still need to get annual emissions tests, including Harris County.
Transportation
Deadline Nears To Apply For Aid To Repair Or Replace Vehicles That Fail Texas Emissions Test
Posted on · Officials are urging people to act quickly since these funds may not be around in the future.
Houston Matters
Should Texas End its Vehicle Inspection Requirement?
Posted on · Should Texas end its vehicle inspection requirement? State Sen. Don Huffines has authored and introduced SB 1588, which would end the mandatory annual vehicle safety inspection — checking the lights, the brakes, the horn and so forth. To him, it's a waste of taxpayer money and not necessarily about safety. The Texas State Inspection Association […]
Full Show
Red Light Cameras and Ending Vehicle Inspections: Friday’s Show (March 31, 2017)
Posted on · Once again this session, state lawmakers are considering the pros and cons of limiting or banning red light cameras statewide. The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on the idea on March 6, 2017. Some municipalities have limited their use, or eliminated them for enforcement. Houston disconnected red light cameras years ago, but Sugar Land has […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Mayoral Candidates, One Sticker and Snapchat Confessions: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From a lack of female candidates in Houston’s mayoral race, to problems with the roll-out of the state’s “One Sticker” vehicle registration/inspection program, to going to confession via Snapchat: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s panel of non-experts is comprised of: Lorís Simón from Literal: […]
Houston Matters
Texas Vehicles Will Soon Have One Sticker to Rule Them All
Posted on · Beginning March 1, Texas will begin eliminating vehicle inspection stickers that are on the windshields of cars and trucks across the state. Instead of having two separate stickers — the inspection sticker and the registration sticker — there will just be one — the registration sticker. However, drivers will still have to get their vehicles […]