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The Texas Legislature created the Texas Highway Department in 1916 to administer federal highway construction and maintenance. In 1975, its responsibilities increased when the agency merged with the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, [3] resulting in the formation of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. [4] [5] [6]
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 [update] , plates are manufactured at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, Texas , and are issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV). [ 2 ]
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Building 1, the headquarters. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Austin.The agency handles vehicle registration and titling, authorizes operating authorities of motor carriers, and gives grants to law enforcement agencies to increase public awareness about automobile theft and to reduce automobile theft.
In 2010, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Mark DeArza, 39, of Houston, and DPS clerk Lidia Gutierrez, 37, of Galena Park, Texas, were convicted of conspiring to sell Texas driver's licenses to unqualified applicants for a fee after pleading guilty to the charge before United States District Judge Gray Miller. [11]
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Duties of the DMV include enforcement of state and federal laws regarding motor vehicles. Many departments have sworn law enforcement officers who enforce DMV regulations that are codified in state law. In North Carolina, for example, the DMV contains an element known as "License and Theft." Stolen motor vehicles are tracked down by "Inspectors ...
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