paper tag nation

It’s been almost two years since NBC 5 Investigates began investigating the widespread fraud involving Texas paper license plates. And it will be two more years before those tags are gone from Texas streets, now that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law that will replace paper tags with metal license plates.

Gov Greg Abbott (R) signed HB718 into law Monday bringing an end to the state’s troubled temporary paper license tag system.

Texas is one step away from eliminating paper license plates.

The Texas legislature appeared poised Thursday night to eliminate state vehicle safety inspections.

The Texas Legislature is on the verge of eliminating safety inspections for cars on Texas roads, but that bill would still require drivers to pay fees for the service they will no longer receive. That has some certified inspectors across the state crying foul and warning more unsafe cars may end up on our roads. Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman...

The Texas House Transportation Committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would eliminate paper temporary license plates in Texas.

There are breaking developments in our NBC 5 investigation into fake vehicle inspections. The Texas Department of Public Safety says it is ramping up a crackdown on people doing fake inspections.

Police officers from across Texas packed a hearing room in Austin demonstrating their support for a bill that would eliminate temporary paper license plates. 

Officers have seized dozens of fake tags mirroring the DMV’s new more secure tags as lawmakers consider switching to metal plates.

Officers have seized dozens of fake tags mirroring the DMV’s new more secure tags as lawmakers consider switching to metal plates.

A group of Texas law enforcement fraud investigators believes millions of cars on Texas roads never passed state-required safety or emissions tests. Yet, those cars were able to get temporary paper license plates, or even regular metal plates, by paying an inspection station to fraudulently pass the car.

Drivers with cars that cannot pass inspection are able to get temporary paper tags and even regular metal Texas license plates by paying for fraudulent “clean scans” to “pass” required state inspections

NBC 5 Investigates’ eye-opening series of “Paper Tag Nation” reports were recognized with a prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.

New Texas temporary license plates are hitting the streets. They’re designed to help stop counterfeiters. But in a hearing at the State Capitol on Friday, some in law enforcement said all paper plates need to go. Scott Friedman reports.

At a hearing in Austin Friday, police told lawmakers that the new design of temporary paper tags doesn’t do enough to stop crooks who keep printing them and slapping them on cars across the state.

At a hearing in Austin Friday, police told lawmakers that the new design of temporary paper tags doesn’t do enough to stop crooks who keep printing them and slapping them on cars across the state.

Starting Dec. 9, 2022, temporary tags will have a new design with more security features to help law enforcement spot fake paper tags.

Starting Friday, Texas temporary paper license plates will have a new design with more security features designed to help slow down the proliferation of fake tags.

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley prepares to leave office after leading the county for 15 years, Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth on the city’s future and challenges, and a major change to temporary tags and how Texas is trying to get a handle on paper tag troubles.

The Texas DMV announced Thursday it would change the design of its temporary paper tags to make them harder to counterfeit. But after the death of an officer, police in Grand Prairie say it’s a move that comes way too late.