Texans, if you own an electric vehicle, you’ll need to fork over some extra cash when you renew your registration.

All Texas Department of Motor Vehicles regional service offices, including the northwest Houston location, will reopen at noon Friday after a system outage affected services such as registration renewals.

You can soon say goodbye to paper tags in Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed HB718 into law Monday that eliminates the use of paper license plates in Texas. Car dealers will be required to issue metal license plates when the vehicle is sold.

A Honduran woman, illegally residing in Houston, has pleaded guilty to selling thousands of fraudulent Texas-issued temporary license plates, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Texas representatives in Austin will vote on a bill that, if passed, would eliminate temporary paper tags in Texas.

Some Texas motorists pay $150 a year for the privilege to proclaim whatever it is they wish to proclaim on the 12-inch by six-inch aluminum plate bolted to their bumper -- as long as the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles approves the six-character message.

Texas’ temporary license plate tags are getting a huge design overhaul.

Beginning September 1, anyone who applies for a car dealer license in Texas must be fingerprinted and go through a thorough background check.

For $150 a year -- or $195 if you want a seventh letter -- Texas motorists seeking a space for self-expression can proclaim whatever it is they wish to proclaim on the 12-inch by six-inch aluminum plate bolted to their bumper. That is, of course, as long as the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles deems the statement suitable.

KPRC 2 Investigates our states’ paper license plate epidemic. Millions of illegal tags are being printed and sold. It’s a problem the DMV has known about since 2017. So, what’s taking the agency so long to fix the problem?

Question: Connie H Schiller asks, “Can you tell me if car inspections are still waived due to COVID? Since we’re still battling this pandemic, the waiver for vehicle registration, which first went into effect on March 16, is still active. Though, this buys drivers time to take care of their vehicle registration, if you want to go ahead and get it done now you can. Taking the bottom portion of your registration renewal letter, accompanied by your payment and mailing it to your county tax office is another option. Remember, when DPS announces their new timeline for vehicle registrations, you’ll still have a 60-day period before you must renew.

As part of our new Ask 2 series, the newsroom will answer your questions about all things Houston. Question: Is the DMV still waiving vehicle registration renewals? Answer: Drivers, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is continuing to waive vehicle registration renewals and will continue to do so until 60 days after TxDMV announces an update to this. This waiver applies to both vehicle registration and title, as well as disabled parking placards. According to TxDMV, they will provide further updates via social media and at https://www.txdmv.gov/covid-19.

HOUSTON – All Texas Department of Motor Vehicles offices were closed to the public after business hours Wednesday as an effort to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Officials say “support will continue to be provided by mail, email, and phone while in-person services are unavailable.”On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott granted a temporary extension for people trying to get initial registration, renewal of registration, vehicle titling, and renewal of a permanent disabled parking placard. “Governor Abbott also granted a temporary extension for an individual with an expired 30-day temporary permit to obtain another permit or Texas registration,” officials wrote. “This temporary waiver is in effect until 60 days after TxDMV notifies the public that normal vehicle registration, vehicle titling and related services have resumed,” officials wrote.