Texas officials spent years trying to choke off a booming trade in bogus paper temporary tags. The state finally killed most ...

Authorities warn fake metal license plates are replacing paper tag fraud across Texas ...

Last year, Texas got rid of paper tags, trying to combat fraud, but now the issue has moved to metal plates. If you're buying ...

In 2025, Texas DMV rejected license plates with the phrase “DV” which stands for disabled veteran. While DV showed up in 349 requests, the phrase “AF,” an acronym for an expletive, showed up in 116 ...

Each year, Texas denies thousands of license plate requests. State law prohibits inappropriate content on personalized plates.

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 ...

Texans applied for thousands of personalized license plates in 2025, but nearly 2,000 were stopped by the state before they ...

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.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rejected 1,951 plate requests throughout the year. Data shows that while many ...