WHAT: AAA Texas will present Representative Joe Driver with AAA's Legislator of the Year Award at the Garland Chamber of Commerce luncheon next week. WHEN: Monday, December 10, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. WHERE: The AAA Texas award presentation will take place at the Granville Arts Center, on 300 North Fifth Street in Garland, Texas. WHY: "Representative Driver is a champion of issues that improve the safety and mobility of Texas motorists," said Mark Bell, Regional Vice President for AAA Texas. "Through the years, Representative Driver has sponsored legislation that tackles important traffic safety issues including teen graduated driver license laws. AAA Texas looks forward to continuing to work with Representative Driver on these important issues." Representative Driver said, "I am honored to receive this recognition from AAA Texas acknowledging the many traffic safety issues I have sponsored over the years. I appreciate AAA Texas' commitment to supporting bills that improve the safety of Texans traveling on our roadways." AAA Texas has supported Representative Driver's efforts to pass traffic safety legislation including the Representative's teen graduated driver licensing bill, red light camera enforcement legislation and proposals to improve the child passenger safety seat law. Driver has served in the Texas legislature for almost 15 years representing District 113 which includes residents of Garland, Rowlett and Sachse. AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas web site at www.aaa.com.
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