This is the least effective way to remove a hold on your driver license because every ticket paid will cause a permanent conviction on your driving record. These convictions can then cause another suspension of your driving privileges. There are many people who do pay their tickets off in this way only to find that The Department of Public Safety has taken a new suspension action against them for all the reported convictions due to the tickets that were paid. In order to protect your driving record and reinstate your driving privileges, do not just pay your traffic tickets off in Texas without consulting a lawyer.
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This is the trap most people fall into. Paying the ticket does lift the Omnibase hold so you can renew your license, but that payment is a guilty plea and a conviction goes on your driving record permanently. Before you pay, call the court and ask whether the case can be reopened and put back on the docket. In many courts you can then request deferred adjudication or take a driver safety course, which removes the hold just the same without the conviction. The extra legwork up front is almost always cheaper than years of higher insurance premiums.