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 ...

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 ...

Last year, Texas got rid of paper tags, trying to combat fraud, but now the issue has moved to metal plates. If you're buying ...

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 ...

Dallas police seized 42 fake paper license plate tags and issued 49 citations Wednesday, January 19, 2022 through an interagency operation across southern areas of Dallas. The switch to metal plates ...

Starting July 1, paper license plates in Texas will no longer be issued by car dealers An APD sergeant spoke on why this change is a big deal for law enforcement For anyone who bought a car before ...

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.

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 ...