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

Authorities warn fake metal license plates are replacing paper tag fraud across Texas ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting July 1, Texas will eliminate all dealer-issued temporary paper license plates in favor of permanent metal plates at the point of sale. The change is mandated by House Bill 718, passed by the ...

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

MIDLAND, Texas — A major change is rolling out on Texas roads, and it’s stamped in metal. Starting July 1, Texas will eliminate most paper temporary license tags, replacing them with metal plates ...

KPRC 2’s series of investigations into the problem back in 2021 pushed lawmakers to tackle the issue. Investigative reporter Amy Davis explains the next big step in solving the paper tag problem. July ...

HOUSTON – Emmanuel Padilla Reyes, 35, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million for his role in a large-scale scheme involving fake Texas temporary license plates.

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.