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Panel backs voluntary driver-license donations to fund nonprofits aiding DPS officers

3297541 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 3,033 would require the Department of Public Safety to establish a grant program funded by voluntary donations at driver-license and ID renewal to support nonprofits that help DPS employees killed or injured in the line of duty; the bill drew support from the DPS Officers Association and other foundations.

The Senate Finance Committee considered House Bill 3,033, which would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to establish and administer a grant program to provide financial support to eligible nonprofit organizations that assist DPS employees who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their families.

Senator Kelly King, presenting the measure, said the program would be…

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