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Thursday, April 23, 2009


Not content with wasting tax money, DPS issues a new driver's license design. I understand the Texas Capital building, but why the other Austin buildings? Seems like the picture less about Austin as a city than it is about those particular buildings, especially the Nose Hair Clipper, a.k.a. Frost Bank Tower.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has redesigned the state’s driver’s licenses and identification cards to enhance security, the agency announced Wednesday.

Production of the new cards began April 15 for customers receiving new, renewal or duplicate licenses and ID cards. Current driver licenses and ID cards will be phased out as they expire.

“The changes will give law enforcement improved resources for verifying the authenticity of Texas-issued driver licenses and identification cards, while combating counterfeiting, photo swapping, tampering and other types of fraud,” said DPS Director Col. Stanley E. Clark.

DPS would not discuss the additional security features.
Hold the phone, hoss. More disturbing than the Austin Skyline, what kind of "additional security" are you using? Why the hell won't you tell us what it is? A document required to traverse public byways in the state, and you won't even tell me what abilities it has? I'm sure it's an RFID tag, but then comes the next question. Why? I'm sure the conspiracy theory nuts are going to have a field day with this one. I mean we are going to have a field day with this. Closer picture here.



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