Texas officials finally killed off the flimsy paper license plate, but the state’s long running tag fraud problem did not disappear with it. Instead, the crackdown has pushed counterfeiters into a new ...

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 ...

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

Why is Texas eliminating temporary paper license plates? Over two years, NBC 5 Investigates revealed, crooks have made millions of dollars selling fraudulent Texas paper tags. Some of those tags were ...

Beginning July 1, Texas car dealerships will no longer issue temporary paper license plates to consumers purchasing vehicles. Instead, car buyers will receive metal license plates from the auto ...

Drivers purchasing new vehicles in Texas will now be issued permanent metal license plates at the time of sale. According to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, affective July 1: All licensed ...

In addition to a permanent metal tag, the state of Texas will also use four temporary metal tags, each with a different color border. Buyers will receive their metal license plates immediately, which ...

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.

AUSTIN, Texas — The days of Texas using paper license plates are numbered. A new law aimed at doing away with temporary paper license plates went into effect Tuesday. House Bill 718 passed in 2023, in ...

Temporary paper license plates will be a thing of the past in Texas. The state will largely eliminate paper license plates, replacing them with metal ones, starting Tuesday. For years, the state ...

Many states use temporary paper license plates or tags on newly purchased cars in the interim before permanent metal license plates are issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, but authorities say ...