AUSTIN (KXAN) — An unexpected and unintended consequence of Texas’ crackdown on its paper tag problem — which has ballooned into a $200 million criminal black market — could be putting motorists at ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police told ABC13 they're noticing an uptick in the number of license plates being stolen from vehicles across the city as a result of statewide changes to paper plates. Those ...

As of today, July 1, Texas stopped issuing temporary paper license plates for new vehicles, replacing them with metal ones issued at dealerships. The change, driven by fraud concerns, aims to combat ...

No more paper plates! New Texas law eliminates paper license plates. (Copyright 2020 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) You can soon say goodbye to paper ...

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 ...

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 ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Starting Tues. July 1, 2025, House Bill 718 – signed into law in 2023 by Governor Abbott, goes into effect. It eliminates paper license plates and instead, drivers will be ...

Texas paper plates are going away as a new law, HB 718, goes into effect July 1 to combat crime and enhance security. Fake paper plates causing real problems on the road The new bill requires you to ...

In the hours following Monday night’s high-speed chase and crash that later claimed the life of Grand Prairie Police Officer Brandon Tsai, and with only a photograph of a Chevy Malibu with a fake ...

SAN ANTONIO — Temporary paper license plates are soon to be no more in Texas. The goal is to cut down on fraudulent plates that are easy to duplicate. House Bill 718 says paper tags will no longer be ...

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 ...