Many states use temporary paper license plates or tags on newly purchased cars in the interim before permanent metal license plates are issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, but authorities say ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The days of Texas using paper license plates are numbered. A new law aimed at doing away with temporary paper license plates went into effect Tuesday. House Bill 718 passed in 2023, in ...

On July 1, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer issue temporary paper tags. That move follows a change in state law that came in the aftermath of a months-long NBC 5 investigation ...

Texas will soon say goodbye to temporary paper license plates thanks to a new state law. Temporary paper license plates are issued on vehicles purchased from licensed Texas dealers during the title ...

Starting this month, car buyers cannot drive off dealerships with temporary paper plates. The Senate Bill 1902 law requires that dealerships must issue metal license plates to buyers at the time of ...