Texas DMV systems back up after failure; all regional service centers reopen at noon on Friday

DMV-related services were unavailable on Friday morning

Texas DMV vehicle registration sticker (Texas DMV)

All Texas Department of Motor Vehicle service centers reopened at noon after a system outage made services unavailable Friday morning.

The outage affected all online and in-person vehicle-related services including county tax offices and registration renewals. DMV-related services were also unavailable at grocery stores, title offices and vehicle dealerships. Drivers were not able to purchase specialty license plates, either.

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As of noon, all of those services were available again.

The outage did not affect driver’s license services as those are provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety.


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