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Fraud concerns prompt TxDOT to rethink medical passes for Galveston-Bolivar ferry

Fraud and abuse of medical passes have Texas Department of Transportation officials rethinking who gets priority boarding on the Galveston-Bolivar ferry. The department is planning on replacing paper medical passes with an online system to better control access and reduce misuse. Officials say old paper passes and cards may soon be phased out.