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DWI, lack of insurance among violations subject to new state fees, and DPS wants its money By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, September 30, 2004 For Texans who have been ticketed for offenses such as driving without insurance and drunken driving in the past year, it's time to pay up. More than a year after a law requiring drivers to pay additional fees for certain traffic violations took effect, state officials have begun sending letters to nearly 200,000 motorists notifying them that they should send money -- or have their driver's licenses revoked. "It's imperative that people respond as soon...