<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2MllWa_1GvJQAes00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2MllWa_1GvJQAes00" width="1662" height="1247" ><figcaption>Tammy Hesser, an employee at the new driver’s license office in Acton, helps John Matthews of Granbury, the office’s first customer, on Nov. 9. Jeff Osborne | Hood County News</figcaption></figure>Thanks to the efforts of county and state leaders who secured a location, Hood County residents can now get their driver's licenses locally instead of driving to Weatherford, Stephenville or Cleburne."It took three years to make this happen," said Precinct 3 Hood County Commissioner Jack Wilson, one of those who led efforts to ensure the county had a local Texas Department of Public Safety Driver's License Office and testing facility.The state closed its facilities in Tolar and at the Hood County Annex 3 on Pearl Street on Oct. 27. Without the DL office opening at 5417 Acton Highway, Suite 103, on Nov. 9, local residents would not have an option to renew their license within 30 minutes of Granbury.The Acton office is expected to be open for at least the next decade through a 10-year agreement between Hood County and the state.In its first 10 minutes of being officially open, four customers had already walked into the DL office. Wilson said that in the four-year span between April 2022 and June 2026, 31,926 Hood County residents visited the state driver's license office in Hood County. He noted that this only includes county residents. Those visiting the office from other areas added even more usage."That's well over 50 percent of the registered drivers in Hood County who were able to get their licenses here," Wilson said. "That's how big of a deal this is. It's important for our residents to have a local driver's license office they can go to, and it also serves people from other areas who come here and might dine, shop or buy gas here."Wilson added that for those who schedule appointments at the DL offices in Stephenville, Weatherford, or Cleburne, the waiting list is months long.Andrea Ferguson, the county tax assessor-collector, was among those present for the opening of the driver's license office and said, "This is something that everybody in Texas has to have. It's important that people can do this locally. They come to me to get their car registered, and then can go next door for their license."In addition to being able to get their license at the Acton location, driving tests are also offered on site for those who need to meet that requirement."Being able to open this office has been a long time coming," Wilson said. "The office in Tolar was supposed to close in 2025 but they continued month to month (until the new office was about to open). This agreement with the state is through 2036. To be able to say we have a permanent driver's license office in Hood County for the next 10 years is wonderful. It's a big service for citizens in our county. The numbers show it's definitely needed. People can do anything here except get a CDL (commercial driver's license)."Wilson credited Adrienne Trevino, the area Texas driver's license supervisor, and Rebecca Perez, Texas DPS field operations manager for the area, for their efforts in helping secure the deal with the county."It's an awesome opportunity for residents of the area, and we're thankful to be able to provide this here," Perez said. "Hood County went above and beyond to help all the residents of this area."</div></body>

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Thanks to the efforts of county and state leaders who secured a location, Hood County residents can now get their driver's licenses locally instead of driving to Weatherford, Stephenville or Cleburne. "It took three years to make this happen," said Precinct 3 Hood County Commissioner Jack Wilson, one of those...

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