Texas set out to solve its fake license plate problem by banning temporary paper tags. The logic was simple: remove the ...

Texas set out to shut down a booming black market in temporary paper tags, only to watch criminals pivot almost overnight to ...

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

Just one week after Texas ended paper tags, police departments are tracking down drivers who didn’t get the message. As of Sept. 1, the last of the state’s temporary paper tags expired, meaning any ...

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

AUSTIN, Texas - In July 2025, Texas got rid of paper tags, trying to combat fraud, but now the issue has moved to metal plates. If you're buying a used car online, you should be careful. At first ...

A new Texas law went into effect in July 2025 with the goal of cutting back on license plate fraud, but it's not doing what ...

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 ...