Texas Graphic Passenger Plates
Photo credits: All plate pics are from TXDOT, eBay, or the author.

These plates are available to all passenger cars & light trucks for an extra fee.
Plates are available Personalized, Disabled (as of 9/03), or Personalized Disabled
Plates with #BB01B or with round boltholes are samples, photo from TXDOT.

Aerospace Commission

First Issued: 1993
Fee: $30

Benefits general revenue fund.

Design changes
1993: Star, moon & Earth graphic with "Texas Space Commission" slogan
?: "Aerospace Commission" slogan begins
c1998: Flag/State outline design
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..


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Adopt A Beach

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

Air Force Assoc.

First Issued: 1/2004
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck. $22 is to be used by the Texas Veterans Commission in making grants to benefit projects sponsored by the Air Force Association of Texas.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

American Quarter Horse
"America's Horse"

First Issued: 11/2005
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck. $22 of the application fee goes to the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide additional funds to the American Quarter Horse Foundation to benefit equine research, scholarships and educational programs.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer

And Justice For All
(aka Texas Young Lawyer's Assoc.)

First Issued: 1999 - WEBSITE (pdf)
Fee: $30

$25 goes to a fund that provides civil legal services (such as protective orders, wills, and child support orders) to Texans who could not otherwise afford legal advice.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

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Animal Friendly

First Issued: 1998
Fee: $30

Benefits Animal Friendly program.

design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled

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Big Bend National Park

First Issued: 1998 - WEBSITE
Fee: $30

benefits improvement of Big Bend National Park.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, motorcycle


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Big Brothers Big Sisters

First Issued: 11/2005
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goes to the Office of the Attorney General to provide funds to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. The funds will go directly to fulfilling the mission to help children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships. The funds will also be used for recruiting volunteers and maintaining superior programs for children across the state.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Blood Donor

First Issued: 11/2003
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goes to the credit of the be a blood donor account under Section 162.016, Health and Safety Code.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Boy Scouts of America

First Issued: 1998
Fee: $30

AKA Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Benefits drug abuse prevention programs.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled

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Coastal Conservation Association

First issued: March, 2000
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee to goes the credit of the state highway fund.

Prior to 9/03, this plate was only available to CCA members.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle


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College For All Texans

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

Conquer Cancer

First Issued: 2001
Fee: $30

$22 of each fee collected goes to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code.

design changes
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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Cotton Boll

First Issued: 2/2004
Fee: $30

$22 goes for use only by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in making grants to benefit Texas Cotton Producers, Inc., for the sole purpose of providing scholarships to students who are pursuing a degree in an agricultural field related to the cotton industry.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

CASA

First Issued: 2009

Fee: $30

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Dallas Cowboys

First Issued: 2001
Fee: $30

$22 of each fee collected goes to the public entity that provided public funds for the construction or renovation of the facility in which the professional sports team plays its home games or that provides public funds for the operation of that facility.

design changes
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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Dallas Mavericks

First Issued: 2005
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goesinto a special fund administered by the City of Dallas for the maintenance of the area surrounding the American Airlines Center.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Dallas Stars

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 of each fee collected goes to the public entity that provided public funds for the construction or renovation of the facility in which the professional sports team plays its home games, or that provides public funds for the operation of that facility.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Deaf & Hard of Hearing

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for direct services programs, training, and education.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Fight Terrorism

First Issued: 9/11/2003
Fee: $30

$29.50 goes to the credit of the state highway fund.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, Motorcycle


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Fish Texas

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer


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Girl Scouts

First Issued: 2000
Fee: $30

$20 used by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in making grants to benefit educational projects sponsored by the Girl Scout Councils of Texas.

Design changes
2002: Plates flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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God Bless America

First Issued: 11/2003
Fee: $40

$32 goes to the Safe Routes to School Program.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, Motorcycle, trailer, travel trailer

God Bless Texas

First Issued: 11/2003
Fee: $40

$32 goes to the Safe Routes to School Program.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, Motorcycle

Go Texan
(aka Texas Agriculture) - WEBSITE

First Issued: 2000
Fee: $30

Design changes
c2003: flat printed

$25 of each fee collected goes to the credit of the "Go Texan" partner program account promoting Texas agricultural products.

Available as: Personalized.
Also Issued To: farm truck, farm trailer, farm semitrailer, truck, farm truck tractor, combination, trailer


non-passenger design

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Houston Astros

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Houston Rockets

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

First Issued: 1997
Fee: $30

Benefits rodeo scholarship fund.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed

Available as: Personalized


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Houston Texans

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

$22 goes toward construction of Relaint Stadium.

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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Hunt Texas
(aka White-tailed Deer)

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle


previous design

Insure Kids

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

 

It's Like A Whole Other Country

First Issued: 2000
Fee: $30

Benefits the Texas Department of Economic Development's tourism activities.

Design changes
2002: Plates flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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Keep Texas Beautiful
(aka Don't Mess With Texas)

First Issued: 1998
Fee: $30

Benefits litter prevention efforts.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
c2003: flat printed
c2008: redesign

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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Keep Texas Wild
(aka Horned Lizard)

First Issued: 2000 -WEBSITE
Fee: $30

AKA Texas Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Benefits the Texas Parks and Wildlife Capital account.

Design changes
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

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Knights of Columbus

First Issued: 11/2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Education Agency to make grants to State Council Charities.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Lone Star Proud
(aka Volunteer Advocate)

First Issued: 1998
Fee: $30

Benefits the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) account in the state treasury to be used by the Texas Attorney General's Office.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: New design
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled

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March of Dimes

First Issued: 1/2004
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Department of Health for use in the Birth Defects Registry.

Design changes
c2008: design change

Available as: Personalized, disabled


previous design

Marine Mammal Recovery

First Issued: 4/2004
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goes to the credit of an account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used only by the Parks and Wildlife Department to support the activities of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network in the recovery, rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Master Gardener

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Cooperative Extension for graduate student assistantships within the Texas Master Gardener program.

Available as: Personalized, disabled



previous design

MD Anderson Cancer Center

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

Officially a Collegiate plate, as MD Anderson is a part of the U. of Texas.

Available as: Personalized, disabled



previous design

Mission Valley

First Issued: 12/2004
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goes to the credit of the El Paso Mission Restoration account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used only by the Texas Historical Commission in making grants to the Socorro Mission Restoration Effort to be used for the purpose of the preservation and rehabilitation of the Socorro Mission.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

First Issued: 2008?
Fee: $30

This plate is available to all motorists for a passenger car or light truck.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, motorcycle

Myplates.com plates

First Issued: 2008
Fee: $95 to $795

A large variety of personalized plate designs offered by a private vendor. Click the plate at right to see some designs.

Available as: motorcycle, trailer, travel trailer


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Native Texan
aka Daughters of the Republic of Texas- website

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Department of Economic Development in making grants to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to be used only for the purpose of preserving Texas historic sites, or funding educational programs that teach Texas history.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, Motorcycle

Olympic Spirit

First Issued: 1995
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the U. S. Olympics trust fund -Texas.

design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled

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Organ Donor

First Issued: 2001
Fee: $30

Prior to 9/2003, this plate was available only to an organ donor, donor family, transplant recipient or recipient family member.

Plate is sponsored by LifeGift Organ Donation center in partnership with the Heart Exchange Support Group.

Design changes
c2008: design change

Available as: Personalized, disabled

 


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Parks & Wildlife
(aka Bluebonnet)

First issued: 2001- WEBSITE
Fee: $30

Benefits the Texas Parks and Wildlife Capital account to support State Parks.

Design changes
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

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Read To Succeed

First Issued: 1997 - WEBSITE
Fee: $30

Benefits school libraries.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates are flat printed

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Red Grapefruit

First Issued: 2000
Fee: $30

$25.00 is to be appropriated only to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to provide financial assistance to graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences.

Design changes

Available as: Personalized, disabled


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San Jacinto Historic District

First Issued: 2009?
Fee: $30

 

Design changes

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Share the Road

First Issued: 2004
Fee: $30

$22 of the fee is used by the Texas Education Agency to promote bicyclist safety, education, and access through education and awareness programs; and training, workshops, educational materials, and media events.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Smile Texas Style

First Issued: 2005
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application fee goes to the credit of the general revenue fund to be used only by the Texas Department of Health in making grants to benefit the Texas Dental Association Financial Services for the sole use of providing charitable dental care.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Space Shuttle Columbia

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Aerospace Commission in making grants to benefit the Aviation and Space Foundation of Texas for the purposes of furthering aviation and space activities in Texas and providing Columbia Crew memorial scholarships to students.

Available as: Personalized, disabled

Special Olympics

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Special Olympics Texas account.

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State Capitol

First Issued: 1991
Fee: $30

Originally benefited Capitol restoration project; Now benefits general fund.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2003: Plates flat printed

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State of the Arts

First Issued: 1995
Fee: $30

Benefits the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Design changes
c2000: Sticker wells removed
2002: Plates are flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer

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Stop Child Abuse

First Issued: c2008
Fee: $30

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

 

Texas 4-H

"To Make the Best Better'

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Cooperative Extension of the Texas A&M University System for 4-H and Youth Development Programs.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..

Texas Lions Camp

First Issued: 1/2004
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Parks and Wildlife Department to support a camp for physically disabled, hearing or vision impaired, and diabetic children.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..

Texas Music

First Issued: 2003
Fee: $30

$22 goes to the Texas Music Foundation. This design is scheduled to change to feature a new musician every 2 years.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..

Texas Rangers

First Issued: 2008
Fee: $30

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..

Texas Reads
(aka New Millennium)

First Issued: 2000 - WEBSITE
Fee: $30

Benefits reading through public libraries.

Design changes
9/2003- slogan changed on flat plates

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Texas Realtors

First Issued: 2008
Fee: $30

Available as: Personalized, disabled, motorcycle

 

Texas State Rifle Assoc.

First Issued: 2002
Fee: $30

Prior to 9/2003, this plate was available only to TSRA members.

Available as: Personalized, disabled, ..

United We Stand

First Issued: 2005
Fee: $30

Benefits the Texas Mobility Fund.

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Urban Forestry

First Issued: 2005
Fee: $30

$22 of the $30 application feegoes to the credit of the urban forestry account in the state treasury. Money in the account will be used by the Texas Urban Forestry Council, the designated statewide nonprofit organization located in Texas, whose primary purpose is to sponsor projects involving urban and community: (1) tree planting; (2) tree preservation; and (3) tree education programs.

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Wetlands Conservation
(aka Ducks Unlimited)

First Issued: 2000 - WEBSITE
Fee: $30

AKA Waterfowl and Wetland Conservation, Ducks Unlimited. $45.00 will be used only by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to support the activities of a designated nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is the conservation of waterfowl and wetlands.

Design changes
2003: Plates flat printed

Available as: Personalized, disabled, trailer, travel trailer, motorcycle

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Wetland Conservation (heron)

First Issued: 2009

YMCA of Texas

First Issued: 2001
Fee: $30

$22 is to be used by the Texas Education Agency in making grants to benefit the youth and government programs.

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