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"Can't be eliminated" ?? How many counties actually require emission testing ? Why "might as well include safety items and make them statewide"?

17 of 254 counties in Texas require emissions testing, with these all being in the large metropolitan areas:

• Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Program Area: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery Counties
• Dallas-Fort Worth Program Area: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant Counties
• Austin Area: Travis and Williamson Counties
• El Paso Area: El Paso County
• Motorists must successfully pass both the emissions and safety portions of the inspection to obtain an inspection sticker'
• Gasoline vehicles model-year 2 through 24 years old are inspected annually beginning with the vehicle's second anniversary

The above extracted from TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) website.

I don't know where to start; so just let me say "Good Luck!".