Posted: February 8th, 2008, 9:59pm PST
21 million registered vehicles in Texas and growing. Even at that pace, and as large as Texas is, we're just now running out of six character alpha-numeric combinations for Texas license plates. So as Texas plans to put a seventh alpha-numeric character on its license plates, we thought it might also be a good time to refresh the look of the license plate. To help TxDOT make a decision on which design might ultimately adorn the new Texas license plates, we've put it to a vote on our web site, www.txdot.gov. And while it will be interesting to see which design ultimately wins the voting contest, License plates are much more than a piece of metal you attach to your vehicle. To find out more, I spoke with Rebecca Davio, the director of TxDOT's Vehicle Title and Registration Division.