Most Texas drivers will no longer be required to have their cars pass an annual safety exam after state lawmakers removed the rule from Texas code.
Texas is one of 15 states that mandate annual inspections for noncommercialcars. That will change on Jan. 1becausethe Texas Legislature approvedHouse Bill 3297, which eliminates most vehicle safety inspections, in 2023.
Supporters of the bill called the safety inspections time consuming and inconvenient. Opponents of the bill say it could set Texas drivers, and future Texans, on a dangerous path…