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The department’s imaging vendor, OpenText, is now scanning license plate applications and supporting documents. Effective August 2, 2021, you may begin sending all exempt registration, personalized dealer, and qualifying specialty license plate applications ready for imaging to:

OpenText
4210 IH35 Frontage Road
Suite 224 Building 2
San Antonio, TX  78218

Effective August 16, 2021, the applications identified above must be sent to this new address.  Please do not send applications to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles after this date.

There is no change to the assembly procedures introduced in the Registration and Title Bulletin #010-19, “Barcode Page and Application Assembly Procedures for Imaging.”  A high volume of inaccurately assembled applications continue to be submitted for imaging. Please review the following assembly procedures:

• Assemble the documents in the following order:
  1. Barcode Page
  2. Application
  3. Proof of Eligibility Documentation, if applicable
  4. Registration and Title System (RTS) Receipts
     • Special Plate Application (Manufacture) Receipt (for personalized dealer license plates and qualifying specialty license plates)
     • RTS Transaction Receipt
• Use a single staple one inch from the top left corner to secure the documents.
• When issuing multiple plates as a result of one application for exempt registration, only the first barcode sheet printed should be attached to the application.

Attached are the complete assembly procedures and updated mailing instructions to use when sending exempt registration, personalized dealer, and qualifying specialty license plate applications to OpenText for imaging. The attached procedures include a complete list of license plate applications required to be sent for imaging and OpenText’s updated mailing address.

Thank you,

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

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                                      Reminder – July 30 – 
                    Last Day for Registration and Title System (RTS) 
                                Training in Articulate Online

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Articulate Online will no longer be available after July 30, 2021.  Please plan to complete and report any unfinished training from Articulate Online by July 30, 2021.  Beginning July 31, 2021, all RTS training must be completed in TalentLMS.  Login credentials for TalentLMS were emailed to each county’s point-of-contact on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Friday, July 30, 2021, is also the last day to export training histories from Articulate Online to save for your records.  Training histories in Articulate Online will NOT be available in TalentLMS, which is why we suggest you export the records to save for your archives.  For your convenience, instructions on how to export training histories can be found in the Learning Center Tutorial modules. 

Thank you for your continued support during this transition.

Thank you,

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.

Good afternoon,

Please be advised that IT will be rolling out a critical security patch tonight which has been provided by Microsoft.  The patch is intended to fix a critical security vulnerability identified by Microsoft that could allow an attacker to install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.  Please ensure that your computer is powered on and connected to VPN as applicable, so that it can receive the patch.  Some users may be prompted to reboot their computer.  If possible, we ask that users reboot immediately upon receiving this message or delay the reboot for the same day after normal business hours.  However, if not possible, users will be able to delay the reboot as needed for up to four days until a forced reboot will occur.  If you experience any issues related to the patch, please let us know as soon as possible at telework_help@txdmv.gov.

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Department

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                                     Welcome to TalentLMS!

On Friday, July 9, 2021, county points-of-contact will be emailed the TalentLMS login credentials for their respective learners (county and full-service deputies). The email will include additional information and a request that learners log in to TalentLMS to change their passwords.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The county points-of-contact who receive the email will be responsible for distributing the login credentials to their learners.

TalentLMS is the new Registration and Title System (RTS) training platform.  For more details about the transition to TalentLMS and the impact to county learners, please review the attached handout.

Thank you,

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

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     Reminder – New LMS Account Request Moratorium July 5-9

This is a friendly reminder that we will not be processing any learning management system (LMS) account requests (additions or deletions) during the week of July 5-9. 

Please refrain from submitting LMS account requests until July 12, so the department can focus on the launch of TalentLMS, scheduled for July 9.  Learners may continue to take advantage of all training modules in Articulate LMS.

Thank you,

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.

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    Training Modules on TalentLMS for Learners and Reporting Administrators Now Available

In anticipation of our transition to TalentLMS on July 9, there are two new training modules available in the learning management system (LMS).  One is directed to all learners and is called Getting Started in TalentLMS for Learners.  The other is directed to reporting administrators and is called Getting Started in TalentLMS for Reporting Administrators.  These modules provide helpful information about TalentLMS and assist learners and reporting administrators in becoming familiar with the new system.

While this is not mandatory training, please encourage everyone who uses TalentLMS to take this training in the next two weeks to minimize questions or issues regarding use, navigation, and reporting in TalentLMS.

Thank you, and we hope you find this training beneficial!

If you have any questions about the new training modules, please email TxDMV-Learning@TxDMV.gov.

Thank you,

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.