The Senate Bill 1902 law requires that dealerships must issue metal license plates to buyers at the time of sale starting July 1. And temporary tags will no longer be available to be printed for use.

Starting Tues. July 1, 2025, House Bill 718 – signed into law in 2023 by Governor Abbott, goes into effect. It eliminates paper license plates and instead, ...

Texas paper plates are going away as a new law, HB 718, goes into effect July 1 to combat crime and enhance security.

A new state law taking effect on Tuesday requires that car buyers receive a permanent metal license plate when they buy the ...

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 move comes after more than a year of planning at DMV and dealer level following a bill signed by Governor Abbott in 2023 ...

Temporary paper license plates will be a thing of the past in Texas. The state will largely eliminate paper license plates, replacing them with metal ones, starting Tuesday. For years, the state ...

A Texas law aimed at eliminating paper license plates will go into effect on July 1, 2025. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill in June 2023.

Starting July 1, Texas will replace paper plates with permanent metal ones to curb crime, closing loopholes exploited by criminals for years.

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 ...

August 2025 This issue features a Big Interview with Jan Van Belleghem who charts the last 25 years of Interaction’s journey.