Police departments hit with unexpected DPS lab fees

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Assistant Chief Cory Tchida says he was caught off guard after learning Thursday the Georgetown Police Department will now have to pay for lab work sent to the Department of Public Safety.
“This was not something that was on our radar, the letter we received yesterday was really the first notice we were aware of, of the upcoming changes,” explains Tchida.
DPS will start charging lab fees in September, a result of the legislature requiring the agency r