Texas Color License Plates

Previous General-Issue Plate Designs Lone Star Texas This was the first digital, general-issue license plate, and also the first to use full color and full-plate graphics. When it was launched in June 2009, it began the seven-character plate number. After 33 years, Texas' growth exhausted the six character alpha.

New Premium Embossed Plates This is the first time since 2007 that Texas is offering official embossed license plates. The U.S. state of Texas first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907.

Registrants provided their own license plates for display, with serial numbers assigned by their county of residence, until the state began to issue plates in 1917. [1] As of 2024, plates are manufactured at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, Texas, and are issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Get our free mobile app Special Designed Texas License Plates Two new Texas license plate designs have been released and are now available to all Texans.

This means that if you prefer a sleek, dark design, you're going to love these new license plates. These plates fall into the Premium Embossed category, which expands the category to 8 choices. 1940 Texas Christian University.

BASEPLATES All are Fully Reflective. 1975-85 Black/White 1986-2001 ALL BASES Dark Blue & Red/White 1996-97 STATEHOOD Dark Blue, Red & Black/White 2001-10 SHUTTLE Dark Blue & Red/White, Light Blue & Black 2010-13 SKY Black/White, Light Blue, Dark Blue & Red 2013-25 CLASSIC Black/White PLATE STICKERS All are Fully. The Texas Classic is the current official license plate of Texas.

Introduced in 2012, the Texas Classic is a light blue color with bold lettering and a star emblem in the upper. The Texas shaped separator is the color of the state flag, instead of previous solid red. Another new change is that the shuttle has the American flag on the side.

The change to the new graphic base was at the J99-GPZ/J01-GRB break. The 123-BBB format followed Z99-ZZZ. BBB-123 follows 999-ZZZ.

High for 123-BBB series: 097. You can also replace license plates and use the TX DMV license plate lookup for personalized plate options. Read below for more information about license plates in Texas.

Are you looking for something a little different? about your choices on our specialty plates and applying for specialty plates pages. The "Panoramic Texas" was introduced in 2000, with some 31.5 million sets issued. It was the last stamped plate in Texas and was the first to use three colors.

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. In this License Plate Roundup feature, we're traveling to the state where everything's bigger-Texas. Stay tuned to check out our staff's favorite Texas license plates, some state history, and the unique way that Texas handles its custom license plates.