Fake license plates used to be a niche scam. Now they are a daily headache for cops, toll agencies, and anyone who happens to share the road with a “ghost car” that technically does not exist. As ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A prolific profiteer of illegal Texas paper license plates has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, ...

House Bill 718, which went into effect July 1, 2025, officially replaced temporary paper tags with metal license plates at the point of vehicle sale. Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen ...

Texas officials replaced temporary paper license plates with permanent metal ones in an effort to curb widespread fraud, but law enforcement now says criminals have adapted quickly, making the ...

Part one of this two-part story is in the player above. Part two of this report can be found below. Unscrupulous small car dealers are raking in millions, illegally selling Texas paper license plates ...

front of black Ford truck with Texas license plate - Artistic Operations/Getty Images Since the beginning of July 2025, most Texas temporary paper license plates have been replaced by new metal plates ...