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Jack County keeps $10 vehicle-registration fee, declines child-safety fee
Summary
The commissioners voted to continue the statutory $10 vehicle-registration charge to benefit the Road and Bridge Fund and elected not to assess a $1.50 child-safety fee, citing Chapter 502 of the Texas Transportation Code.
On Aug. 4, 2025, the Jack County Commissioners Court voted to continue collecting the current $10 vehicle-registration charge, the statutory maximum, to benefit the county Road and Bridge Fund and to decline assessing a child-safety fee of up to $1.50.
Commissioner Terry Ward moved to continue the $10 charge and to elect not to assess the child-safety fee; Commissioner Henry Birdwell seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (4-0). The action was taken under the authority referenced in the minutes as Chapter 502 of the Texas Transportation Code.
The minutes do not state projected revenue totals from continuing the fee or whether the board reviewed alternative fee scenarios.
