As of today, July 1, Texas stopped issuing temporary paper license plates for new vehicles, replacing them with metal ones issued at dealerships. The change, driven by fraud concerns, aims to combat ...

Texas set out to solve its fake license plate problem by banning temporary paper tags. The logic was simple: remove the ...

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 ...

Texas officials are continuing to confront widespread use of fraudulent license plates months after the state eliminated ...

Under the new law, when drivers purchase a vehicle in Texas, they’ll leave the lot with permanent metal plates already installed, eliminating the need for temporary paper plates. Dealerships will now ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that was signed into law two years ago aimed at getting rid of temporary paper license plates in Texas will finally take effect starting in July. House Bill 718, which was ...

A new Texas law went into effect in July 2025 with the goal of cutting back on license plate fraud, but it's not doing what ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A prolific profiteer of illegal Texas paper license plates has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, ...