Hoppe reports:
AUSTIN – The state's system for battling drunken driving is in disarray, lawmakers and local officials lamented Thursday, as heavy-handed punishment laws overwhelm courts, thwart treatment and do little to prevent alcoholics from returning to the streets.
In testimony before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, an array of experts from judges to victims agreed that the state needs a smarter, more streamlined system to remove Texas as the nation's leader in alcohol-fueled traffic deaths.
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