It expired Jan. 3.
Jose said he was fined 5 years ago for an expired license and he doesn’t want it to happen again.
“He says he’s happy because one time the police stopped him and he had a fee,” said Benavides, who helped translate for her dad.
Numbers indicate that millions of Texas residents used the temporary waiver.
“Statewide, there are over 4 million overdue registrations, said John R. Ames, Dallas County Tax Assessor and Collector. Here in the DFW metroplex, there are over 1 million overdue registrations.
He said the registration push before the waiver ends has created an added strain on his staff.