Each year, Texas denies thousands of license plate requests. State law prohibits inappropriate content on personalized plates ...

In 2025, Texas DMV rejected license plates with the phrase “DV” which stands for disabled veteran. While DV showed up in 349 requests, the phrase “AF,” an acronym for an expletive, showed up in 116 ...

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rejected 1,951 plate requests throughout the year. Data shows that while many ...

Texas officials spent years trying to choke off a booming trade in bogus paper temporary tags. The state finally killed most ...

It's probably a good thing these license plates aren't on the road. Still, they'd definitely provide a laugh during those ...

Here are some of the customized license plates rejected by the Texas DMV in 2025.

Texas license plates have a specific set up. There is a combination of three letters or numbers on the left and a combination ...

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 ...

In addition to a permanent metal tag, the state of Texas will also use four temporary metal tags, each with a different color border. Buyers will receive their metal license plates immediately, which ...

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 ...

Texans applied for thousands of personalized license plates in 2025, but nearly 2,000 were stopped by the state before they ...

Drivers purchasing new vehicles in Texas will now be issued permanent metal license plates at the time of sale. According to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, affective July 1: All licensed ...