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Interesting.

I was given a ticket driving through Texas recently, and the cop told me if I went to a grocery store (he pointed to one off the freeway), that there was a video kiosk there. That kiosk had a judge or what not waiting, and I could get an instant trial for the ticket.

I have to admit, that part of it is efficient.

I didn't bother, and just paid it online later, but still... neat.

I have gotten a new photo and replacement drivers license from a DPS in a different county in TX as recently as one month ago.

Tax office has to be in your county yes, which makes sense because you're registering your vehicle with the county you live in so it has to be one of their tax offices, but you can go to any DPS for drivers license stuff. We regularly use a specific DPS office in the next county over that's in small town about an hour away, and so much quicker to get things done there even accounting for the extra time driving out there.