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Just two months after Texas eliminated paper license tags, crooks are already counterfeiting the state’s new metal temporary ...
Experts warn that demand and fraud could mirror that of the old paper tag crisis.
The head of Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has resigned amid pressure on the agency to address security vulnerabilities that have allowed criminals to create and sell hundreds of thousands of fake ...
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 ...
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 ...
Just one week after Texas ended paper tags, police departments are tracking down drivers who didn’t get the message.
The mastermind of a scheme to sell fake paper Texas license plates and distribute them across the country was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million in ...
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 ...
EL PASO, Texas - (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new law banning temporary paper license plates in Texas has officially taken effect, replacing them with metal plates in an effort to combat widespread fraud. The ...
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 ...
SPRING, Texas -- A search warrant reveals the inner workings of a fraudulent license plate scheme, allegedly run by a Spring, Texas woman. Tina Maria Jimenez, 38, was arrested in March. She is charged ...
Since May, a Southern California woman has found more than a dozen traffic tickets in her mailbox for violations she didn't ...