DPS surcharges are terrible. They keep good people from getting a license. Then, when those folks drive without a license, for work or school, then DPS adds more surcharges, making it even harder to pay off DPS and get a Texas Drivers License. Fortunately, DPS has programs to reduce or forgive surcharges. An experienced DWI lawyer can help avoid the imposition of surcharges in the first place by asking a judge to waive them or by avoiding a DWI conviction so you won’t owe surcharges.