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Completed: eLICENSING Scheduled Maintenance (01/11/2026 @ 10:05 AM)

Good morning, The system maintenance was completed as of 10:05 AM, Sunday, January 11, 2026. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we worked to completethis essential maintenance work for eLICENSING. Thank you, IT Services Division Source: Dealers and Manufacturers … Continue reading

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Completed: webDEALER Scheduled Maintenance (01/11/2026 @ 10:05 AM)

Good morning, The system maintenance was completed as of 10:05  AM Sunday, January 11, 2026. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we worked to complete this essential maintenance work for webDEALER. Thank you, IT Services Division Source: Dealers and … Continue reading

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Registration ID Requirement Webinar Cancellation & New Date Announcement/ Cancelación de capacitación para concesionarios sobre los Requisito de identificación, y anuncio de nueva fechas

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board meeting originally scheduled for January 6, 2026, has been rescheduled to the next regularly scheduled meeting on February 12, 2026. At that meeting, the Board will consider rules related to identification requirements for … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: eLICENSING Scheduled Maintenance (01/11/2026 @ 5:00 AM)

Good afternoon, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will perform system maintenance starting at 5:00 AM and lasting until 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 11, 2026.  A notification will be published once the system maintenance is completed. Thank you, IT … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: webDEALER Scheduled Maintenance (01/11/2026 @ 5:00 AM)

Good afternoon, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will perform system maintenance starting at 5:00 AM and lasting until 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 11, 2026.  A notification will be published once the system maintenance is completed. Thank you, IT … Continue reading

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Informational: RESOLVED – Cognos Reports – Funds Remittance and Week-to-Date reports (01/07/2025 @ 7:01PM)

Good evening, The online discount issue for the Funds Remittance and Week-to-Date reports has been resolved. Counties should be able to reconcile the Funds Remittance Week-to-Date reports and re-run reportsfrom previous weeks as needed. If you experience any issues, please … Continue reading

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Registration ID Requirements Live Webinars for Dealers / Capacitación en vivo sobre los requisitos de Identificación para el registro dirigido a concesionarios

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will host six live webinars to provide dealer staff with training on the updated identification requirements for registration transactions. Please register for your virtual seat using the links provided below: Registration ID Requirements … Continue reading

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TxDMV publishes a rule adoption in the December 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) adopts a rule in the December 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register. The adopted rule is available on the TxDMV website at https://www.TxDMV.gov/about-us/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2025. The adoption includes revisions to 43 Texas Administrative Code, … Continue reading

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TxDMV publishes rule proposals in the December 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has proposed rules in the December 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register. A summary of the proposed rules and the proposed language is available on the TxDMV website at https://www.TxDMV.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2025. The proposals … Continue reading

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New webDEALER System Training / Nuevo capacitación del Sistema webDEALER

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has released new webDEALER System Training designed to provide ongoing support for dealers to use webDEALER.  This training provides an overview of the four applications within the webDEALER system (webDEALER, ePLATE, IMS, and … Continue reading

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2026 Calendar and Application Manager Dates

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Attached are two files providing both a calendar and a table listing format of the Gregorian and Application Manager (AM) dates for calendar year 2026. The AM date is part of the transaction identification … Continue reading

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Revised webDEALER and ePLATE User Guides (December 2025)

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles updated the following resources to better align with recent system updates. webDEALER Dealer User Guide webDEALER County User Guide ePLATE User Guide The revised guides are available on … Continue reading

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Informational: Cognos Reports and Convenience Fee (12/11/2025 @ 4:16 PM)

Good afternoon, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles are aware that some Cognos reports are missing the $1.00 discount for online purchases made before 12/7.  IT Support Staff are actively working to identify what caused it to happen and to … Continue reading

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RTB #001-25 and HB 5436 Requirements- Live Webinars for UAPRs

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Webinars will be held for Used Auto Parts Recyclers (UAPRs) to discuss RTB #001-25, “House Bill (HB) 5436 – Exemptions to the Title Requirement for Certain Motor Vehicles.” Please reserve your virtual seat using … Continue reading

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RTB #001-25 House Bill (HB) 5436 – Exemptions to the Title Requirement for Certain Motor Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Registration and Title Bulletin (RTB) #001-25 provides an overview of the procedural changes required as a result of HB 5436, enacted by the 89th Legislature, regarding the elimination of the requirement to obtain a … Continue reading

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UPDATED: RTS County Release Notes 26.1 (Version 2) (12/10/2025 @ 3:30 PM)

Good afternoon, On the evening of December 06, 2025, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) updatedthe Registration and Titling System (RTS) with Release 26.1 which contains the content summarized below. (The content list has been updated from the prior … Continue reading

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TxDMV opens new Houston South Regional Service Center

NEWS RELEASE TxDMV opens new Houston South Regional Service Center.New facility improves customer access  and service capacity in the Houston region. (AUSTIN, Texas – December 10, 2025) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has opened a second Regional Service … Continue reading

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Information: Processing & Handling Fee for Online Registration Renewals (12/09/2025 @ 3:04 PM)

Good afternoon, Effective 12:00 AM on December 7, 2025, with the 26.1 Release, the $1 ProcessingHandling (P&H) Fee discount for online renewal transactions has been eliminated. Thank you, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles IT Services Division     Source: Tax … Continue reading

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Completed: eLICENSING 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ 06:00 AM)

Good morning, The deployment of the eLICENSING system update was completed as of 07:00 PMon Saturday, 12/06/2025. Thank you, Texas Department of Motor VehiclesIT Services Division Source: Dealers and Manufacturers Completed: eLICENSING 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ 06:00 AM)

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Completed: webDEALER Release 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ 06:00 AM)

Good morning, The deployment of the webDEALER system update was completed as of 12:55 AM this morning, Sunday, 12/07/2025. Thank you, Texas Department of Motor VehiclesIT Services Division Source: Dealers and Manufacturers Completed: webDEALER Release 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ 06:00 AM)

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Completed: RTS Release 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ 06:00 AM)

Good morning, The deployment of the Registration and Titling System (RTS) update was completed as of 12:55 AM this morning, Sunday, 12/07/2025. Thank you, Texas Department of Motor VehiclesIT Services Division Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors Completed: RTS Release 26.1 (12/07/2025 @ … Continue reading

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FINAL Reminder Notification: eLICENSING Release 26.1 (12/06/2025 @ 6:00 PM)

Good morning, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the eLICENSING System starting at 6:00 PM Saturday (12/06/2025), lasting up to 10:00 AM Sunday (12/07/2025).  During the deployment window, you may experience intermittent connectivity issues when accessing the … Continue reading

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FINAL Reminder Notification: webDEALER Release 26.1 (12/06/2025 @ 6:00 PM)

Good morning, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the webDEALER System starting at 6:00 PM Saturday (12/06/2025), lasting up to 10:00 AM Sunday (12/07/2025).  During the deployment window, you may experience intermittent connectivity issues when accessing the … Continue reading

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FINAL Reminder Notification: RTS Release 26.1 (12/06/2025 @ 6:00 PM)

Good morning, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the Registration and Title System (RTS) starting at 6:00 PM Saturday (12/06/2025), lasting up to 10:00 AM Sunday (12/07/2025). During the deployment window, the RTS Point-of-Sale (POS) and associated … Continue reading

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TxDMV publishes a rule proposal in the December 5, 2025, issue of the Texas Register.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has proposed rule amendments in the December 5, 2025, issue of the Texas Register. A summary of the proposed rules and the proposed language is available on the TxDMV website at https://www.TxDMV.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2025. The … Continue reading

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