Texas set out to solve its fake license plate problem by banning temporary paper tags. The logic was simple: remove the easiest thing to counterfeit, and fraud would dry up. Instead, the opposite ...

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 ...

Temporary paper license plates issued by car dealers are about to become a thing of the past in Texas. A 2023 state law requiring metal plates for vehicles that are sold or traded in takes effect next ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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