Texans who buy personalized license plates have put $100 million into state tax rolls
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/23/2020 Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dec. 23 Texas motorists have bought nearly 500,000 specialty license plates since 2009, which generated about $100 million for the state s general revenue fund, officials from the state s plate vendor said.
The vendor is My Plates now sells 450 variations of specialty plates on behalf of the state. Many of the plates feature the logos of colleges charities and scholarships, many of which benefit from a portion of the money spent on the plates.
Plates start at $30 a year on top of the taxes all other car owners without specialty plates pay and additional personalization can be included for $40 a year and up. Some military plates and others available without charge to a limited number of Texans also can be ordered on the site.