We don't know where the bottleneck is.bhtkevin wrote:I just don't understand the sympathy on this board with the DPS staff?
I can think of two likely reasons:
- DPS workers or contractors are not working efficiently, which would be the fault of DPS management.
- DPS is doing the best job they can, but they are backlogged and can't hire more workers because their budget is fixed for two years. That would be the fault of the legislature and governor.
If the workload and budget are the source of the problem, DPS needs to be able to spend the license application fees, instead of having them go into general revenue. That was how the system was supposed to work.
Texas government is full of problems like this. Some state parks are open limited hours because Texas Parks and Wildlife Department can't afford to pay people to collect fees at the gates. Hunting license fees that were supposed to be used for conservation and development are sitting in the bank.
- Jim