Category Archives: Tax Assessor-Collectors

Basic Facts for Persons with Disabilities Brochure

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Registration and Title Bulletin (RTB) #006-19, dated August 22, 2019, provided information related to the application for Disabled Person license plates and Disabled Parking Placards. The RTB included information about House Bill 3163, which … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: RTS issue identified (12/16/2019)

Good morning, An issue has been identified with the RTS system with processing transactions on a vehicle with expired registration.  Support staff are working to resolve the issue.  An update will be sent by 10:30 am. today (12/16/2019) or as … Continue reading

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Administrative Rules and Programming to implement HB 1548 and HB 3842

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The Registration and Title System (RTS) Release 9.5, scheduled for deployment December 16th, will include programming changes to implement House Bill (HB) 1548 and HB 3842, enacted by the 86th Legislature. The Texas Department … Continue reading

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RTB 010-19 Barcode Page and Application Assembly Procedures for Imaging

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Thank you, Jeremiah Kuntz, DirectorVehicle Titles and Registration DivisionTexas Department of Motor Vehicles Attachments If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.   SLP Assembly Procedures.pdf … Continue reading

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Training Program to Access the Registration and Title System (RTS)

Please review and distribute as appropriate. As you are aware, Senate Bill 604, enacted by the 86th Legislature, added Transportation Code, Section 520.023. The legislation requires the department to implement a training program on the department’s automated registration and titling … Continue reading

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Huntsville Lock-down 12-2-19

The lock-down was lifted on the evening of 11-25-19 and the TxDMV Huntsville Warehouse operation is no longer in lock-down status. During the lock-down we were able to work a skeleton crew of inmates to process allocations orders and manufacture … Continue reading

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Huntsville Lock-down

As of today, November 20, 2019, the TxDMV Huntsville warehouse is still under lock-down status. Over the last few days, TDCJ has provided a small crew of inmates to process orders received from TxDMV-Allocations. Orders for the Counties and Regional … Continue reading

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New eLearning Modules Available

Please review and distribute as appropriate. As you are aware, Senate Bill 604, enacted by the 86th Legislature, added Transportation Code, Section 520.023. The legislation requires the department to implement a training program on the department’s automated registration and titling … Continue reading

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Huntsville Lockdown – November 12, 2019

As of today, November 12, 2019, the TxDMV Warehouse located on the TDCJ-Wynne Unit in Huntsville TX is under lock-down status. At this time, TDCJ anticipates being under lock-down status through the week and possibly into next week.  No special … Continue reading

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Revised Registration and Title System (RTS) Training Mapping

Please review and distribute as appropriate. As you are aware, Senate Bill 604, enacted by the 86th Legislature, added Transportation Code, Section 520.023. The legislation requires the department to implement a training program on the department’s automated registration and titling … Continue reading

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eView for November 2019

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is previewing two redesigned license plates, Texas A&M Maroon and Texas A&M Classic (Crossover). We offer you the opportunity to provide input on these license plates. Please visit … Continue reading

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Resolved: Website PDF issues

Technical issues that prevented users from being able to download PDF files from the TxDMV website today have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience.      Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors Resolved: Website PDF issues

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Initial Notification: Standard Presumptive Value (SPV) calculator in RTS

Good afternoon, An issue has been reported with the Standard Presumptive Value (SPV) calculator in RTS Point of Sale (POS). Our support staff have contacted the vendor and are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. In the … Continue reading

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Updated Plate Guides and Brochures

Please review and distribute as appropriate. The three specialty plate guides and two military plate brochures listed below have been updated to include several new plates resulting from the 86th Legislative Session.  The guides and brochures are now available to … Continue reading

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Additional Webinars on the Proposed Training Program to Access the Registration and Title System (RTS)

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Senate Bill 604, enacted by the 86th Legislature, adds Transportation Code, Section 520.023. The legislation requires the department to implement a training program on the department’s automated registration and titling system and identification of … Continue reading

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RTS 9.4.0 Fix for the Issuance of Temporary Permits

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Registration and Title System (RTS) Release 9.4.0 added new hard stops for timed permits (72-Hour, 144-Hour, 30-Day, and One Trip) that required an authorization code to complete the transaction in RTS Point-of-Sale (POS). While … Continue reading

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Legislatively Required Training to Access the Registration and Title System (RTS)

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Senate Bill 604, enacted by the 86th Legislature, adds Transportation Code, Section 520.023. The legislation requires the department to implement a training program on the department’s automated registration and titling system and identification of … Continue reading

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Communication to the Counties Regarding the Issuance of Temporary Permits

Please review and distribute as appropriate. RTS Release 9.4.0, which was implemented September 1, 2019, added new hard stops for timed permits (72-Hour, 144-Hour, 30-Day, and One Trip) to the Registration and Title System (RTS) Point-of-Sale (POS). These hard stops … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: RTS Release Notes 9.4.0

Good afternoon, Over the weekend of August 30, 2019, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the Registration and Title System (RTS) with Release 9.4.0 that contains the content summarized below. The content will be available September 14, … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: Scheduled Maintenance (08/25/2019 @ 7:00 AM CST)

Good afternoon, TexasSure, the system TxDMV uses for insurance verification, is scheduled to perform system maintenance on Sunday, August 25, 2019. The duration of the maintenance is scheduled for up to two hours from 7 AM to 9 AM CST. … Continue reading

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Initial Notification: webDEALER Reported Issues (08/23/2019 @ 3:07 PM CST)

Good afternoon,   Over the weekend of August 16, 2019, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) released webDEALER eTITLES and the Registration and Titling System (RTS) Release 9.3.0. The following issues have been reported with webDEALER:   webDEALER Receipts … Continue reading

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Webinar Invite_RTB 005-19 RTB 006-19 RTB 007-19

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Webinars will be held for county tax assessor-collectors to discuss:• RTB #005-19, “Registration of Off-Highway Former Military Vehicles”• RTB #006-19, “Disabled Person License Plate & Disabled Parking Placard Application”• RTB #007-19, “Use of Customer Supplied License Plates … Continue reading

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RTB on HB 1755 Registration of Former Military Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Thank you, Jeremiah Kuntz, DirectorVehicle Titles and Registration DivisionTexas Department of Motor Vehicles Attachment If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.   RTB Off-Highway Former … Continue reading

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HB 643 RTB Disabled Parking Placards and HB 3163 Parking for Persons with Disabilities

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Thank you, Jeremiah Kuntz, DirectorVehicle Titles and Registration DivisionTexas Department of Motor Vehicles Attachment If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.   RTB for Disabled … Continue reading

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RTB on HB 3068: Use of Old License Plates on Eligible Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate. Thank you,   Jeremiah Kuntz, DirectorVehicle Titles and Registration DivisionTexas Department of Motor Vehicles Attachment If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.   RTB Old … Continue reading

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