A little background And let me just say that it's a little ironic that, in that corporate welfare bill for trains, the idea is that its for getting junkers off the road to clean up the air. This from a man who supports the coal plants (is your head spinning yet?) -I actually seem to recall that Somervell County isn't included in this program, anyway. Anyway, article from the DMN points out that between all the funds for the program being used and lately, car dealerships cutting back their advertising budgets, the voucher program isn't doing so hot.

The program is open to people with 1998 model or older cars or trucks. The vehicles must be registered within the participating counties, and participants must meet income requirements. A family of four, for example, cannot have a net income of more than $63,600.

Vouchers can be used on most new vehicles that cost $25,000 or less. Old trade-ins are salvaged. For more information on program guidelines, visit www.nctcog.org/airchecktexas.