January 28, 2022 - Stopping the fraudulent production and use of temporary tags is the top priority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV). During a specially called meeting on the issue yesterday, the TxDMV Board took decisive action to stop the fraudulent production and use of temporary tags by establishing limits on the number of temporary tags available to dealers and denying bad actors access to the temporary tag database as soon as fraudulent activity has been identified. These actions will have immediate effect, once filed with the Texas Register.
Disabled Veteran Plates with the International Symbol of Access will be available
December 30, 2021 - Beginning January 1, 2022, a new state law changes the requirements for Texans with disabled veteran license plates who wish to park in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.
July 3, 2020 - Texans still get a break from certain vehicle title and registration requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary waiver announced by Governor Greg Abbott on March 16, 2020, remains in effect.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will provide a notification when normal services resume, allowing the public 60 days from then to conduct any overdue title and registration transactions.
Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements remains in effect
May 28, 2020 - The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) reopened some of its regional service centers on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, with new office health and safety procedures in place.
