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County residents offer opinions on new state license plate
Based on local results the next plate is going to look a lot like the current plate carrying the title "My Texas." Out of eight interviewees, three preferred "My Texas," which differs from the current plate only in the number of digits. Overall, each of the five proposed plates received at least one vote, with "Modern Texas" finishing with two. Among those voting for "My Texas" was El Campo's Bryce Skow, who said he planned to vote in the poll. But he said an opportunity to vote on more important issues would impress him more. "I'll vote, but I wish it was on something bigger, like the (Trans-Texas) Corridor," he said. "I'd vote in that poll in an instant." El Campo High School student Hannah O'Briant said she'd vote in the poll, if she remembered it when next on a computer. She agreed the state should look at offering more opinion polls to the public.
also wasn't aware of the voting but thought it was a good idea. "This is something that's going to represent Texas to the rest of the country," she said. "I think it's a good idea for the state to let people choose." Wharton resident Lee Kimble liked the idea of the vote but also questioned just what it would mean. "I haven't voted but I plan on it," he said. "And I like the idea of having a choice. But the real question is going to be if the state goes with what the people select or just pick their own design in the end." Until this week, El Campo's Savannah Rodriguez said she wasn't aware of the voting. Then her Wednesday Leader News arrived. "I saw it in the paper," she said. "So I'll probably end up voting. I like the idea of being able to vote on it." The problem with having an online poll, according to Wharton's Lakeasha Kirby, is that it means some people aren't going to get the opportunity to participate.
While admitting he has access to a computer, El Campo's Dwight Hudlin Jr. said he probably wouldn't take the time to vote but agreed it was a good way to get people involved. Like Skow, he said he'd be interested in voting on more important topics than just a license plate design. Another person who didn't plan to vote in the poll was Daniel Lee. A former El Campo resident, he moved in 1997 and now lives in Seattle, Wash. "But I think it's a good idea," he said. "People from other states are going to see the plates when they visit or when Texans travel. And it's interesting the state is giving the people the opportunity. I can't recall the state of Washington ever doing something like this." If given a choice, Lee said he'd be the third person to vote for "My Texas," which, based on his out-of-state opinion, indicates that at least someone thinks the state got it right the last time a change was made, when the current plate was introduced in 2000.
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