On July 1, Texas drivers will see a massive change with temporary license plates after the Texas legislature voted to eliminate paper tags. NBC 5 Investigates began a series of award-winning reports ...

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 ...

Texas driver’s license offices reopened Thursday following an unspecified outage Monday at the Department of Public Safety that prompted state-wide closures. DPS has not responded to the Houston ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas drivers can now receive new and improved licenses. On Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began administering new driver's licenses and identification cards ...

Texas state officials rolled out a redesigned driver's license and identification card on August 18, 2025, saying the updated cards used new tamper-resistant material and added security features to ...

Paper license plates are officially a thing of the past for Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 718 on June 12, 2023, during the 88th Legislative Session, replacing all Texas paper license ...

Texans are getting new driver’s licenses from now on. The Lone Star State is now issuing updated cards that feature new, stronger security measures. Let’s take a deeper look at why the state changed ...

Texans with a new driver’s license will notice some changes beyond their photo and expiration date. The Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled its new design for the state driver’s license and ...

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