The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will decide today if the state of Texas will offer an OU-themed license plate for its residents.
Novelty license plates in Texas are overseen by My Plates, a specialty plates vendor, but My Plates must receive permission from the Texas DMV board that oversees license plates and vehicle registration before it can print any new designs, said Kim Sue Lia Perkes, Texas DMV spokeswoman.
“This decision is likely to pass,” Perkes said. “We have many OU alumi who come back home to Texas, and we want them to be able to show their pride just like longhorn fans and aggie fans.”
Texas began issuing license plates for Oklahoma State University in June.
“They’ve been really popular, and the fans have really rallied around them,” said Kim Drummond, MyPlates public information manager. “We think the same thing will happen with the OU plates.”
Drummond said more than 200 license plates have been sold to OSU fans and demand is still high.
The Texas State Legislature began issuing special license plates last November in order to bring in new revenue to the state’s general fund for government operations, she said.
“Many people are just now noticing new plates on cars,” Drummond said. “I have a hot pink plate on my car, and some people have asked me if it was real.”
If approved, the cost of the new Texas OU Boomer Sooner lisence plate would be $55, and the price would go higher if the tag was to be personalized.
“It would be a legitimate license plate,” she said. “People would register it with the DMV and put it on their vehicle like a regular lisence plate.”
In addition to an OSU plate, the University of Texas and Texas A&M University lisence plates are for sale.
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Steven Zoeller 1 year, 9 months ago
I support the offer, but also fear that the number of Texas car accidents will increase as a result.