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 had a huge problem on its hands a couple of years ago. Criminals were printing out fake temporary paper license plates. Those would then end up on cars that were doing everything from skirting ...

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 will no longer be given a temporary paper license plate when buying a new car next month. A bill signed in 2023 that eliminated the use of paper license plates goes into effect July 1, and car ...

Texas set out to shut down a booming black market in temporary paper tags, only to watch criminals pivot almost overnight to counterfeit metal plates that look and feel real. You now live in a state ...

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 ...

EL PASO, Texas - (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new law banning temporary paper license plates in Texas has officially taken effect, replacing them with metal plates in an effort to combat widespread fraud. The ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -Temporary paper license plates will soon be a thing of the past for drivers in Texas. Starting July 1, car dealerships across the state will begin issuing metal plates at the ...

Texas has decided to permanently replace temporary paper tags with metal plates starting in July 2025. This move marks a new state policy after law enforcement revealed broad fraud with counterfeit ...

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 ...

Rep. Craig Goldman holds a metal license plate honoring his bill, HB 718. (KXAN Photo/Matt Grant) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Say goodbye to paper license plates — just not yet. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill ...