HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An ABC13 investigation into fake paper plates for sale on the black market, has prompted law enforcement to investigate. We found paper car plates for sale on Facebook. We ...

HOUSTON – Emmanuel Padilla Reyes, 35, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million for his role in a large-scale scheme involving fake Texas temporary license plates.

Deputy Sheriff Jay Murray is on the hunt. His head is constantly on a swivel, left to right, as he patrols the Union County streets in his gray patrol car. Murray takes turns scanning the cars in ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Deputy Sheriff Jay Murray of Union County is actively cracking down on the use of fake license plates, a growing issue in the area, according to the Charlotte Observer. Over 1,400 ...

Leidy Lopez (License photo, courtesy of United States Attorney's Office for Southern District of Texas) (Copyright 2025 by United States Attorney's Office for ...

Temporary paper license plates issued by car dealers are about to become a thing of the past in Texas. A 2023 state law requiring metal plates for vehicles that are sold or traded in takes effect next ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...