Bill would protect the poor from traffic ticket debt

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Houston State Representative James White wants state law amended to prevent low-income Texans from getting into a steady stream of debt over unpaid traffic fines.  Public defender Emily Garrick cites one client in particular she remembers ending up with a two year license suspension.
White says amending the law would help more people come forward who simply want to get right with the law.
 
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