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Court votes 4‑1 to keep county optional vehicle registration fees unchanged for 2026
Summary
Cook County voted 4‑1 to leave optional vehicle registration fees (road & bridge and child safety/transportation fees) at current levels when reporting to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for calendar year 2026.
Cook County Commissioners considered the county’s optional vehicle registration fees required to be reported to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and voted 4‑1 to leave the fees unchanged for calendar year 2026.
County staff explained the principal optional fee is the road and bridge fee, commonly $10 per registration in many counties, and other optional fees include small safety/transportation fees (court discussion referenced a $1 child‑safety / transportation fee). Commissioners confirmed the county currently reports $10 for road and bridge plus $1 on another line, for a combined $11 submitted to the state. A motion to leave the county’s optional fees as they are passed by a 4‑1 vote.
Court members discussed the uses of the revenue: road and bridge funds and small safety fees support local transportation projects and child safety programs; commissioners noted that some proceeds also help fund items that county staff termed “crosswalk” or safety projects and that recurring uses are reported during budgeting.
Item status: commissioner motion to make no change to optional county fees passed 4‑1 (Item 24). County staff will submit the current fee schedule to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for calendar year 2026.
