Texas’ Organ, Tissue Donor Program approaches five million registrants

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In 2013 the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recorded more than 1.6 million Texas registrants to the Glenda P. Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry, boosting the total registry to nearly five million individuals. The registry is thestate database of individuals who have officially indicated their decisions to donate organs and tissue to benefit thousands of people currently awaiting transplants. 
“The DPS driver license system is the primary avenue for an individual to register as a donor, and we are proud to be a part of this program aimed at saving lives,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “Each year more and more Texans make the choice to participate in the Donate Life Texas Registry, and every new donor has the potential to change the lives of many others.
” As of Dec. 31, the organ donor registry included 4.8 million Texans, accounting for 25 percent of the state’s adult population. Last year’s monthly registration totals averaged approximately 138,000 individuals, an astonishing 177 percent increase over the average monthly totals for 2012.
 
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