Texas a Hot Spot for Speeding Tickets
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If you’re planning to squeeze in one last road trip before the summer ends, there are a few hot spots in Texas where you might want to slow down.
Especially if you’re planning on a trip to South Padre Island.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports two of the counties where Texas Department of Public Safety troopers write the most tickets are on the state’s southern tip, Hidalgo and Cameron. Harris County (Houston) also has a bunch.
Across Texas, more than 1.6 million speeding tickets were issued by troopers in the past five years.
“Texas is busting at the seams, and anyone who’s driven on Texas streets knows more drivers means more speeders,” said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston.
Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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