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Reason Staff | 1.18.2010 6:00 AM

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Dallas, Texas, police have ticketed at least 39 drivers over the past three years for not speaking English. One problem. That's not illegal. Police chief David Kunkle says pending cases will be dismissed and the $204 fine will be refunded to those who have paid it.

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