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Registration and Title Bulletin (RTB) #001-21 provides guidance on processing a corrected title without the surrender of a Certified Copy of Texas Title (CCO) when the owner’s original title has been lost or destroyed.  To support this policy change, revisions were made to the Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) to include a certification statement for vehicle owners.  The RTB #001-21 and revised Form 130-U are attached. 

The RTB #001-21 is the result of a fiscal year initiative for the Vehicle Titles and Registration Division that is effective June 21, 2021.  The initiative revises CCO issuance by facilitating batch printing of these titles through the department’s print vendor, eliminating the requirement for Regional Service Center (RSC) staff to mail documents to applicants.  To facilitate batch printing, the initiative includes the ability for RSC staff to remove liens when processing applications for CCOs.  The initiative and policy change increase efficiencies and provide a cost savings to vehicle owners.

Thank you,

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

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Good evening,

The Cognos system maintenance was completed as of 9:21 PM this evening, 5/21/2021.

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Department

Good afternoon,

The Cognos system maintenance scheduled for this evening, Friday, May 14, 2021, beginning at 7:00PM, has been postponed.

A communication will be sent when a new date has been scheduled for the Cognos system maintenance.

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

Good evening,

The Cognos system maintenance was completed as of 8:10 PM this evening, 5/12/2021.

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Department

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The Vehicle Titles and Registration Division (VTR) is excited to announce the transition to a new eLearning platform called TalentLMS in July 2021.  The current platform, Articulate Online, will be discontinued by the vendor later this year, so VTR is migrating all content and accounts to TalentLMS.  TalentLMS was chosen after extensive research and testing, with the goal to provide a quality product that meets user needs for required training and is mobile friendly.

There will be no changes to the course content or required training.  This change will primarily affect the look and feel of the user experience.  To familiarize stakeholders with the new platform, VTR will create a training module for learners and will also host a webinar for reporting administrators, both of which will be available closer to the July transition date.

The process to request eLearning accounts will not change.  County tax assessor-collectors should continue to submit requests for account additions and deletions using the current eLearning User Account Form. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why are you changing from Articulate Online to TalentLMS?
A. Articulate Online is approaching end-of-life and will no longer be available.

Q. What are the key dates related to this transition?
A. Late June, early July: TalentLMS training module available in Articulate Online, and webinar offered for reporting administrators
July 2:        Communication reminder of upcoming account freeze
July 5-9:     Freeze on eLearning account requests (no account requests will be processed)
July 9:        TalentLMS Go-Live – Counties will receive new TalentLMS login information
July 12:      New accounts added July 12 and later will only have access to TalentLMS
July 30:      Last day for counties to export user training activity from Articulate Online

Q. What if I began training in Articulate, but I am not finished by July 9?
A. You will have until July 30 to complete your training in Articulate and export training activity.  Completed modules should be reported for verification in RTS before July 30.

Q. Will training history from Articulate Online be transferred to TalentLMS?
A. No, we are not able to transfer training histories; however, counties will have until July 30 to export training activity from Articulate Online.

Q. How do I learn how to use TalentLMS as a learner or reporting administrator?
A. Training will be made available prior to the transition.

Additional information will be provided in the coming months.  Thank you for your patience during this transition. 

Thank you,

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

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