TxDMV fights paper tag fraud with fingerprinting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All Texas car dealers, or those hoping to become one, will have to be fingerprinted, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles decided Thursday.In an 8-1 vote, the TxDMV approved the fingerprint requirement. The measure comes in response to widespread fraud tied to temporary paper license plates, which KXAN has investigated.Existing car dealers will have to submit fingerprints when their licenses are renewed, which is every two years. New applicants will be required to pay the