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Texas is one step away from eliminating paper license plates.

The Texas Senate voted Sunday night to advance a bill that would kill vehicle safety inspections. But, an amendment added to the bill would push back the end of inspections by two years, until 2025.

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.

The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Thursday it is ramping up efforts to crack down on state-licensed vehicle inspection stations that are conducting fake inspections.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw is promising to help fix a major security gap in the state’s vehicle inspection program, a gap first exposed in an exclusive report from NBC 5 Investigates.

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

Tarrant County officials are reporting a “serious uptick” in stolen vehicles being sold to unsuspecting buyers.

Tarrant County officials are reporting a “serious uptick” in stolen vehicles being sold to unsuspecting buyers.

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.

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.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is overhauling the look of the problematic temporary paper license tags issued by dealers to include enhanced security features aimed to reduce fraud.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is overhauling the look of the problematic temporary paper license tags issued by dealers to include enhanced security features aimed to reduce fraud.

Police continue the search for the driver of a car with fake paper tags that led the police chase that ended with the death of a Grand Prairie police officer Monday night.

Police continue the search for the driver of a car with fake paper tags that led the police chase that ended with the death of a Grand Prairie police officer Monday night.

A former fraud investigator for the Texas DMV says administrators put up roadblocks preventing his team from quickly assisting police trying to stop criminals from selling paper license tags.