Yearly Archives: 2022

Executive Director Announcement News Release

NEWS RELEASE TxDMV Board Appoints Daniel Avitia Executive Director (AUSTIN, Texas – May 19, 2022) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) Board voted to appoint Daniel Avitia as executive director during yesterday’s board meeting. Avitia joined TxDMV in 2014, … Continue reading

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Planned Maintenance: RTS (05/19/2022 @ 10:30 PM)

  Good morning, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will be undertaking planned maintenance of the Registration and Titling System (RTS), on Thursday, (05/19/2022), starting at 10:30 PM, lasting up to 11:30 PM. Description of changes: Summary of Enhancements … Continue reading

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Electronic Renewal Notice Opt-in

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), in partnership with Texas.gov, enhanced online renewal with an application called Texas by Texas (TxT). TxT is a “personalized digital assistant” allowing customers to conduct transactions easier, … Continue reading

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TxDMV Board Meeting – May 18

TxDMV Board MeetingWednesday, May 18, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. William B. Travis Building1701 N. Congress Avenue, Room 1.111Austin, Texas 78701 Link to Meeting Agenda TxDMV Board, committee, and advisory committee meetings are open to the public. Visit the TxDMV Board … Continue reading

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TxDMV published rule proposals in the April 29, 2022, issue of the Texas Register

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has proposed rules in the April 29, 2022, issue of the Texas Register. The proposed language is available on the TxDMV website at https://www.txdmv.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules. The proposals were published in the April 29, 2022, … Continue reading

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TxDMV published adoptions in the April 29, 2022, issue of the Texas Register

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has adopted rules in the April 29, 2022, issue of the Texas Register. The adopted language is available on TxDMV’s website at https://www.txdmv.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2021 and https://www.txdmv.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules The adoptions include: new §208.13 concerning a family … Continue reading

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TxDMV published a rule proposal in the April 22, 2022, issue of the Texas Register.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has proposed new §211.6 in the April 22, 2022, issue of the Texas Register. The proposal addresses fingerprint requirements for licensing applicants for and holders of a general distinguishing number under Transportation Code … Continue reading

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Go for the gold! Performance Quality Recognition Program News Release

NEWS RELEASE Go for the gold! TxDMV recognizes four Texas counties for outstanding performance (AUSTIN, Texas – May 4, 2022) You won’t see the Olympic flame burning in the lobby of your county tax office, but you may see something … Continue reading

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Keeping unsafe trucks off the road – News Release

NEWS RELEASE Keeping unsafe trucks off the road TxDMV recognized for oversize/overweight permit process enhancements (AUSTIN, Texas – May 2, 2022) Drilling rigs, wind turbines, and airplanes – oh my! Texas drivers sometimes spot the strangest things rolling down the … Continue reading

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Completed: webDealer Planned Maintenance (04/29/2022 @ 06:30 PM)

Good evening, The webDealer maintenance work was completed as of 06:30 PM this evening, 04/29/2022.   Thank you, Texas Department of Motor VehiclesIT Department     Source: Dealers and Manufacturers Completed: webDealer Planned Maintenance (04/29/2022 @ 06:30 PM)

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Notification: webDealer Planned Maintenance at 6:00PM today (04/29/2022 @ 5:15 PM)

Good afternoon, TxDMV will be performing maintenance on the webDealer application this evening, Friday,April 29, 2022, starting at 6:00PM, lasting for up to 10 minutes. You may experience intermittent connectivity using the webDealer application during this evening’s maintenance window.   A notification will be … Continue reading

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Resolved: Issue: MCCS slowness (04/28/2022 4:45 PM)

Good afternoon, The Motor Carrier Credentialing System (MCCS) system slowness issue has been resolved.  We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you or your customers. Thank you,  Texas Department of Motor VehiclesIT Department       Source: Motor … Continue reading

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Update: MCCS slowness (04/27/2022 1:50 PM)

Good afternoon, TxDMV Support Staff continue to troubleshoot the Motor Carrier Credentialing System (MCCS) slowness issues.  Progress has been made, but Support Staff plan to continue closely monitoring system performance metrics for the moment.   We will send an update once … Continue reading

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Resolved: RTS Batch Reports are now available (4/26/2022 8:38 PM)

Good evening, RTS Batch processing is complete. All transactions for 4/26/2022 have processed and reports are now available. Thank you,   Texas Department of Motor Vehicles IT Services Division     Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors Resolved: RTS Batch Reports are now available … Continue reading

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Update: RTS Batch Report is delayed (04/26/2022 4:20 PM)

Good afternoon, The TxDMV RTS Batch for the night of 4/25/2022 is still processing at this time, includingtransactions and reporting.  For this reason, Cognos and Administrative Reporting will bedelayed, including the following: Finance1  Fee Type Funds Report2  Funds Remittance Report3  Week/Month … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: RTS Batch Report is delayed (04/26/2022 7:31AM)

Good morning, The TxDMV RTS Batch for the night of 4/25/2022 is still processing at this time, includingtransactions and reporting.  For this reason, Cognos and Administrative Reporting will bedelayed, including the following: Finance1  Fee Type Funds Report2  Funds Remittance Report3  Week/Month … Continue reading

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Completed: webDealer "Payment Completed" update (04/25/2022 @ 10:50 PM)

Good evening, The webDealer maintenance was completed as of 10:45 PM this evening, 04/25/2022. Thank you, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles IT Services Division   Source: Dealers and Manufacturers Completed: webDealer "Payment Completed" update (04/25/2022 @ 10:50 PM)

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Initial Notification: webDealer "Payment Completed" update (04/25/2022 @ 10:30 PM)

Good afternoon, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will be undertaking scheduled maintenanceto the webDealer system this evening Monday, April 25th, 2022, starting at 10:30pm, lasting up to 11:00pm. As webDealer users navigate to “Payments Completed” from the “Payments” Menu, the webDealer … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: Issue: MCCS slowness (04/25/2022 2:10 PM)

Good afternoon, The Motor Carrier Credentialing System (MCCS) is currently experiencing system slowness issues.  TxDMV Support Staff are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.   We will send an update once the issue has been resolved. We apologize … Continue reading

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April 2022 NMVTIS Guide Update

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The latest update to the NMVTIS Guide (attached) is now available via Registration and Title System (RTS) workstations and at www.txdmv.gov. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to email any comments or suggestions … Continue reading

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Update: webDealer "file is damaged" error message (04/21/2022 7:55AM)

**UPDATE**This message is to update the information in the recommendation section below.  Please note the corrected dpi and file size recommendation.  Sorry for any confusion caused by the previous message.   Good morning, TxDMV IT Support is aware that some … Continue reading

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Informational: webDealer "file is damaged" error message (04/20/2022 4:06PM)

Good afternoon, TxDMV IT Support is aware that some users are experiencing a “file is damaged” error message when scanning documents as intended attachments to title transactions in webDealer. Please be aware that this error is not due to a … Continue reading

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Informational: webDealer "file is damaged" error message (04/20/2022 4:05PM)

Good afternoon, TxDMV IT Support is aware that some users are experiencing a “file is damaged” error message when scanning documents as intended attachments to title transactions in webDealer. Please be aware that this error is not due to a … Continue reading

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Resolved: RTS Batch Reports are now available (4/20/2022 2:30 PM)

Good afternoon, RTS Batch processing is complete. All transactions for 4/19/2022 have processed and reports are now available. Thank you,   Texas Department of Motor Vehicles IT Services Division   Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors Resolved: RTS Batch Reports are now available … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: RTS Batch Report is delayed (04/20/2022 9:25AM)

Good morning, The TxDMV RTS Batch for the night of 4/19/2022 is still processing at this time, includingtransactions and reporting.  For this reason, Cognos and Administrative Reporting will bedelayed, including the following: Finance1  Fee Type Funds Report2  Funds Remittance Report3  Week/Month … Continue reading

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