Some air quality experts fear widespread fraud in the state’s emissions testing program may add to DFW’s dirty air.
has reported, the state's emissions testing computer system, overseen by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality does capture data that shows when shops may be cheating.
In April a TCEQ spokesperson told us,"To stop an inspection in real-time at the station when patterns in inspection data indicate potential fraud, the emissions inspection analyzer software would have to be modified. This change would be a joint project between TCEQ and DPS”. Carman believes the fraud undermines a central part of the state’s plan to comply with federal air quality rules.
Officials at the NCTCOG said in recent years they have not been able to get an explanation for why TCEQ hasn’t made software changes that would stop fake inspections in real-time. Niermann said,"Director McCraw and I discussed some of the potential challenges to implementation, including legal and administrative concerns. These may also include novel challenges; TCEQ is reaching out to other states to understand their capabilities for discussion with DPS. Moreover, any solution will have limitations. For example, we expect that some number of scans may be misidentified as fraudulent, inconveniencing innocent vehicle owners and inspectors.
We couldn't get through on the phone number the company gave the state, and our emails and text messages were not returned.We watched that address too, during the same hour we had a camera near the snow cone stand parking lot. We didn't see inspections happening at the house either.
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