The “Used Car King of New York” that police believe is responsible for the scourge of fake paper license plates in the Big Apple, is now facing federal charges in Texas in a scam.

In August 2021, Octavian Ocasio, the self-proclaimed “Used Car King of New York” was busted in a prolific scam that included selling as many as 3,000 phony paper tags, pocketing more than ...

Fake paper license plates are tied to thousands of crimes across the country. Police say a black-market industry that brought in roughly 200 million dollars last year, is leading to violence and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that puts the brakes on Texas' paper license plate problem by tearing up the current system. The new law replaces all paper tags with metal ones. It goes ...

House Bill 718 will let car dealerships keep metal plates on hand to give to people who buy vehicles, eliminating the need for temporary paper plates.

HOUSTON — Starting Tuesday, July 1, paper license plates will officially become a thing of the past in Texas. That’s when House Bill 718, a law passed two years ago and signed by Gov. Greg ...

SAN ANTONIO — Temporary paper license plates are soon to be no more in Texas. The goal is to cut down on fraudulent plates that are easy to duplicate. House Bill 718 says paper tags will no ...