bizarrenormality wrote:RoyGBiv wrote:DEB wrote:fickman wrote:I don't begrudge veterans getting a discount.
However, our fee is oppressive for many middle class single income families with kids...and it's considerably higher than many other states.
I don't know about economy of scale, but $145 for a CHL I believe is too much.
Texas CHL fees are too high. Why can AZ get it done for $60 and VA for $50 but TX is nearly triple?
And that doesn't include the ~$100 cost of the class.
Until they fix the problem of high fees, I will continue to steer people toward other states.
Someone can get both a DL and CHL in many other states for less than a Texas CHL, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some people do that if Loony Burnout gets his way. Some of those states have lower vehicle registration fees too, so it could be a trifecta in effect-a.
If Texas sized fees drive people to get their paperwork from more reasonably priced states, the legislature only have to look in the mirror to find the reason.
Isn't living in and being a resident of one state and having DL from another state illegal? I thought it was.