The annual reminder that most Texas drivers need to make sure their vehicle inspections are up to date may be coming to an end now that the House and Senate have each passed legislation to end that mandatory once-a-year scramble.
Even though the two chambers must reconcile the differences in the two versions of the legislation before it can be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, backers of the initiative that has come close but failed in previous sessions hailed what they hope will be a long-awaited victory.
"Repealing a 70-year-old worthless tax on our time and our money is great win for all Texans," said former state Sen. Don Huffines, who made a failed bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2022 and filed similar measures during his Senate tenure.