As of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, paper license plates are no longer in the state of Texas. Instead, it's all metal from the very ...

If you are buying a new or used car in Texas soon, you will notice a big change has officially taken place. Thanks to a new ...

However, there are now also four limited-use metal plates with different colored borders, replacing paper temporary tags: ...

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.

Although it hasn’t been the smoothest transition for dealerships, car owners like Dakota Moats sees it helping everyone in ...

The move comes after more than a year of planning at DMV and dealer level following a bill signed by Governor Abbott in 2023 ...

Starting Tues. July 1, 2025, House Bill 718 – signed into law in 2023 by Governor Abbott, goes into effect. It eliminates ...

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 ...

Police say it’s a major win in the fight against crime. On July 1, Texas drivers will see a massive change with temporary license plates after the Texas legislature voted to eliminate paper tags.

A new Texas law taking effect July 1, 2025, prohibits car dealerships from issuing any temporary paper license tags to auto buyers. Instead, Texas consumers will receive metal license plates from ...

Driver licenses offices were also closed on Tuesday and Wednesday for the New Year's holiday. Agency officials did not respond to inquiries about the cause of the temporary outage.