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

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 ...

Small businesses and tax officials warn Texas DMV ID rules for car registration will slash car sales, fuel fraud and fear; board to weigh plan in February.

Texas officials replaced temporary paper license plates with permanent metal ones in an effort to curb widespread fraud, but ...

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing more stringent photo identification requirements for all vehicle registrations and renewals in an abrupt shift that could shut out immigrants ...

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking to make permanent a directive it issued to counties in November strengthening identification requirements for Texans registering a vehicle.

It's probably a good thing these license plates aren't on the road. Still, they'd definitely provide a laugh during those ...

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 ...

Rush hour traffic passes by on I-35 through downtown Austin on the evening of Sept. 7, 2023. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing more stringent photo identification requirements for ...

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 ...

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 ...