MySA.com: Metro | State
As of today, motorists caught on camera running a red light in Balcones Heights won’t be hit with a stiff fine of $148.
A new state law meant to put safety over profits caps red-light enforcement camera tickets at $75 and forces cities to split profits with the state.
Senate Bill 1119 also [...]
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Red-light special: Traffic cameras blossom in Texas
Texans, or at least their back bumpers, should get ready for their closeups. Lots of them.
Red light cameras, and the through-the-mail citations they generate, have caught on in cities and hamlets across the state.
More than a dozen municipalities, including Dallas and Houston, have them in place to catch red [...]
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I really don’t get this.
MySA.com: State Government
The Texas Senate has approved strict guidelines for cities that use red light cameras.
The Senate hopes to prevent the cameras from becoming cash cows for cities like Balcones Heights, where cameras were recently installed. “I’m not in the money business.
I’m in the law enforcement business. And I’m interested [...]
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Star-Telegram | 01/15/2007 | Dallas begins red-light camera fines today
DALLAS - Starting today, red-light cameras will identify violators and the Police Department will slap them with a $75 fine.
Police have issued warnings to about 1,305 red-light runners caught on camera since the program began Dec. 8, officials said.
But the grace period is over. Owners of [...]
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