AUSTIN, TX - Texas Police officers will have a new tool to get uninsured drivers off the road.
Officers in Austin will start using the new insurance database next week. It will automatically notify officers whether a driver has valid car insurance, just by entering the license plate number into the system. The insurance database works with information from other databases and is funded by a portion of a $1 fee when you pay your car registration. The Texas Department of Insurance says about one in five drivers is uninsured.
