Emmanuel Padilla Reyes, 35, was sentenced in federal to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $22 million for his role in a large-scale scheme involving fake Texas temporary license plates.

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.

There is no shortage of paper tags on Texas roads.