Each year, Texas denies thousands of license plate requests. State law prohibits inappropriate content on personalized plates.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rejected 1,951 plate requests throughout the year. Data shows that while many applicants submitted unique phrases, the vast majority of denials followed a few ...

In 2025, Texas DMV rejected license plates with the phrase “DV” which stands for disabled veteran. While DV showed up in 349 requests, the phrase “AF,” an acronym for an expletive, showed up in 116 ...

It's probably a good thing these license plates aren't on the road. Still, they'd definitely provide a laugh during those ...

Texas rejected nearly 2,000 personalized license plates in 2025 for indecency, revealing drivers' attempts at edgy creativity ...

Texas license plates have a specific set up. There is a combination of three letters or numbers on the left and a combination ...

AUSTIN, Texas — "NAAUDI," "KWICKIE" and "V3NGFUL." Those three terms are among the nearly 2,000 license plate requests that were denied by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in 2025. The DMV doesn ...

Starting July 1, Texas will eliminate all dealer-issued temporary paper license plates in favor of permanent metal plates at the point of sale. The change is mandated by House Bill 718, passed by the ...

Under the new law, when drivers purchase a vehicle in Texas, they’ll leave the lot with permanent metal plates already installed, eliminating the need for temporary paper plates. Dealerships will now ...