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Lawmakers Hear Push for $175M to Replace Texas DMV’s 30‑Year Registration System amid Questions on Executive Pay
Summary
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles asked the House appropriations subcommittee for $175 million to replace its 30‑year registration and titling system, saying the legacy application causes frequent outages and slows routine transactions; county tax offices and DMV officials urged the funding but lawmakers sought more detail on testing, timeline and a separate request to increase the executive director’s pay ceiling.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII & VIII to include $175 million in the 2026–27 budget to replace its Registration and Titling System (RTS), a legacy application the department said is 30 years old and increasingly unable to support modern operations.
The department’s executive director, Daniel Avedhea, told the panel RTS “is now more than 30 years old” and creates “inefficiencies that contribute to backlogs and extended times it takes to complete customer transactions.” He said the agency received $6.8 million in the prior session for system evaluation and is requesting the larger amount to fully replace the core system and integrate stakeholders including county tax offices and vehicle dealers.
LBB staff and several county tax assessors told the committee they support RTS replacement. Williamson County Tax…
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