2-ROBERT:THE GOVERNOR IS
PUTTING THE BRAKES ON A
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP LOW-
INCOME DRIVERS IN TEXAS PAY
FOR CAR REPAIRS.2-SHANNON:HE
SAYS HE VETOED ITS 87-MILLION
DOLLARS IN FUNDING FROM THE
BUDGET.. BECAUSE THE GROUPS
ADMINSTERING IT.. AREN'T
SPENDING WHAT THEY ALREADY
HAVE. AS KXAN'S "CHRIS DAVIS"
FOUND OUT.. THAT'S TRUE.. BUT
THE PROGRAM ITSELF MIGHT NOT
BE TO BLAME.A GOOD NUMBER OF
CARS FAIL EMISSIONS
INSPECTIONS HERE AT M.E. GENE
JOHNSON GARAGE.JASON CANDELAS
/ SERVICE MGR, M.E. GENE
JOHNSON GARAGE: "IT'S FAIRLY
COMMON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT'S
ON, IT'S A FAIRLY COMMON
FAILURE."THE SHOP IS
REGISTERED TO DO REPAIRS UNDER
THE LOW-INCOME VEHICLE REPAIR
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.. LIRAP.
BASICALLY.. IF YOU FAIL AN
EMISSIONS TEST AND DON'T MAKE
A TON OF MONEY.. YOU CAN APPLY
FOR A VOUCHER TO HELP REPAIR
OR REPLACE YOUR CAR.THE GOAL
IS TO MAKE OUR AIR CLEANER.TOM
HEBSON / CO-OWNER, M.E. GENE
JOHNSON GARAGE: "WE'VE SEEN
QUITE A BIT OF DROP OFF"THIS
SHOP USED TO DO 5 TO 10
VOUCHER REPAIRS A MONTH..NOW
IT'S LIKE.. ONE OR TWO.THAT
DROP IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE
COUNTY.. AND PART OF THE
REASON.. SOME SHOP OWNERS
SAY.. CONFUSION OVER THE NEW
ONE-STICKER POLICY FOR
INSPECTIONS AND
REGISTRATION... AND LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE OF LIRAP AND ITS
RULES.TOM HEBSON / CO-OWNER,
M.E. GENE JOHNSON GARAGE:
"ALTHOUGH IT'S PRINTED ON
EVERY INSPECTION FORM THAT IT
IS THERE, THERE'S JUST A
GENERAL LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THAT
IT'S THERE."THE GOVERNOR'S
RIGHT.. THE PROGRAM ISN'T
USING THE MONEY IT HAS..TRAVIS
COUNTY DIDN'T USE HALF OF THE
MILLION DOLLARS IT GOT FROM
THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR.
STATEWIDE.. PROGRAMS LIEFT 160
MILLION DOLLARS ON THE TABLE.
JASON CANDELAS / SERVICE MGR,
M.E. GENE JOHNSON GARAGE: "THE
MONEY WAS THERE JUST A LOT OF
PEOPLE WEREN'T CHRIS DAVIS,
KXAN SHANNON:JUST HOW BAD IS
THE DROP-OFF IN THE PROGRAM?IN
2012.. TRAVIS COUNTY PAID TO
REPAIR 390 CARS.. AND REPLACE
83..2013.. 415 REPAIRS..104
REPLACEMENTS..2014.. 362
REPAIRS.. 139 REPLACEMENTS..
139 2014.. 362 REPAIRS..
REPLACEMENTS..2014.. 362
REPAIRS.. 139 REPLACEMENTS..
2015.. THE YEAR THE
ONE-STICKER POLICY WENT INTO
EFFECT..250 REPAIRS, 110
REPLACEMENTS. AND LAST YEAR..
115 REPAIRS, 104 REPLACEMENTS.
YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE PROGRAM
IN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON
COUNTIES.. TWO DOLLARS EVERY
TIME YOU GET YOUR CAR
INSPECTED..THAT WON'T CHANGE
ANY TIME SOON EVEN THOUGH THE
GOVERNOR IS ELIMINATING
FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM...
BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE
ANOTHER RULE CHANGE AT THE
STATE LEVEL.WE'RE WORKING ON
AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT... TO
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