Group sues over Texas Driver Responsibility Program, says it traps poor in cycle of debt

A national civil rights organization on Wednesday sued Governor Greg Abbott and four top officials at the Texas Department of Public Safety, arguing that the state’s Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) traps many of Texas’ most vulnerable people in a cycle of debt and hardship. “This unfair license suspension scheme particularly targets Texas’ most impoverished residents, who are often unaware additional charges are owed under the DRP,” says Phil Telfeyan, lead atto