Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 2,000 personalized Texas license plate requests were denied in 2025. (MyPlates / Texas Department of Motor Vehicles) Each ...

Starting July 1, Texas will eliminate all dealer-issued temporary paper license plates in favor of permanent metal plates at the point of sale. The change is mandated by House Bill 718, passed by the ...

EL PASO, Texas - (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new law banning temporary paper license plates in Texas has officially taken effect, replacing them with metal plates in an effort to combat widespread fraud. The ...

Starting July 1, Texas drivers will see a major shift in how they get their license plates. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TXDMV) is eliminating paper temporary tags and replacing them with ...

Eight months after Texas officially replaced temporary paper tags with metal plates, law enforcement officials say the move has successfully dismantled the "ghost car" industry that once plagued ...

AUSTIN, Texas — "NAAUDI," "KWICKIE" and "V3NGFUL." Those three terms are among the nearly 2,000 license plate requests that were denied by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in 2025. The DMV doesn ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Temporary paper license plates are now a thing of the past in Texas, and law enforcement is calling it a major step forward in fighting crime. “This is a major problem,” said Lt.

Nearly 2,000 vanity license plate applications were denied in 2025 at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Ranging from dirty jokes, aggressive driving tactics, hot takes and thinly-veiled curse ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texans who purchase a vehicle from a dealership will soon no longer have to go through extra steps to get their official, metal license plates. Starting next month, motor vehicle ...

SAN ANTONIO – Starting on July 1, individuals attempting to purchase a vehicle will notice significant changes, as temporary paper license tags will be replaced with permanent metal license plates.

Texas set out to shut down a booming black market in temporary paper tags, only to watch criminals pivot almost overnight to counterfeit metal plates that look and feel real. You now live in a state ...

Texas car dealerships will soon start issuing metal license plates when vehicles are sold News ...