The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that many court fines must now run concurrently instead of consecutively, much the same way many prison terms must be served at the same time instead of being stacked one after the other. This means that in many cases only the most expensive fine would be applied and lesser fines would be considered paid in full.
Read more at Statesman.com: Criminals get a break on fines
Expect this issue to be rolled back in the legislation during the 2009 session. The political pressure from on high to down low will be enormous as this affects every precint’s budget.
