AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following years of widespread fraud and abuse that touched every state, Texas is eliminating most temporary paper license plates and replacing them with new color-coded metal ones. The ...

We're nearing the end of the road for the "Paper Tag Nation". In a little more than a month, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will stop issuing temporary paper license plates following a series ...

On July 1, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer issue temporary paper tags. That move follows a change in state law that came in the aftermath of a months-long NBC 5 investigation ...

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.

Last year, Texas banned temporary paper tags in an effort to thwart counterfeit license plates. Unfortunately that effort has proven less than successful, as counterfeiters have simply started making ...

Since the beginning of July 2025, most Texas temporary paper license plates have been replaced by new metal plates with colored stripes to indicate their purpose. This was done to help prevent fraud ...

Many drivers around the state seem to be unaware of certain laws that are unique to Texas or more heavily cited by Texas law ...

A Texas license plate company is auctioning off a rare two-letter plate — giving just 25 drivers the chance to own one of the state’s most exclusive ways to stand out on the road. My Plates, a ...