Travis County Tax Office offers vehicle renewal five ways. Proof of insurance is required. If you just moved to the Lone Star State, check out the information needed to register your vehicle for the first time in the section titled New to Texas. If you are new to Travis County and your vehicle already has Texas license plates, see the section titled New to Travis County.

MAIL - Mail your request for renewal with a copy of your current proof of insurance, the appropriate fee via check or money order and your license plate or VIN number to the Travis County Tax Office at P.O. Box 149326 / Austin, TX 78714-9326. A registration renewal form IS NOT required to renew this way. You can renew by mail regardless of whether your registration is current or expired. It usually takes 10 - 14 business days to receive your registration sticker when you renew this way.

ONLINE - If the vehicle registration expires this month or next month, you can renew registration online with a credit card at Texas.gov (a $3 convenience fee applies). A registration renewal form IS NOT required to renew this way. You cannot renew registration online if it has already expired. It usually takes 7 - 10 business days to receive your registration sticker when you renew this way.

IN PERSON - Visit any of our five tax office locations in person with your proof of insurance and your ID to renew vehicle registration. A registration renewal form IS NOT required to renew this way. You can renew in person regardless of whether your registration is current or expired. You will be handed your registration sticker at the time of purchase when you renew this way. If you need to send someone to renew your registration for you, please complete this Limited Power of Attorney to Register or Re-register a Motor Vehicle (Español) form. Your authorized rewal agent will then need to bring this completed form, your current proof of insurance and a valid photo ID (for themselves) in with them to renew your registration legally.

RENEW BY TELEPHONE WITH A CREDIT CARD - With your license plate or VIN number in hand, call (512) 854-9473 to renew by phone using a credit card ($3 convenience fee applies). Please have your proof of insurance handy as we may need you to fax or email it to us in order to verify that you have current coverage. Once purchased, the renewal sticker and receipt will go out in the next day's mail. A registration renewal form IS NOT required to renew this way. You can renew by phone regardless of whether your registration is current or expired. It usually takes between 5 - 7 business days to receive your registration sticker this way.

HEB GROCERY STORES and the CITY OF JONESTOWN - If your renewal is for this month or next month, and if you have a current renewal notice for Travis County (issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles - TXDMV) you may renew at many neighborhood HEB stores or at the City of Jonestown office. Please note: If the renewal form states "New Plates Required", you CANNOT renew at an HEB or at the City of Jonestown office as they do not carry actual license plates at their locations. This is the only renewal option that requires a current renewal notice. You cannot renew at the HEB if your registration is expired. You will be handed your registration sticker at the time of purchase when you renew this way.

If the message NEW PLATES REQUIRED appears on your renewal notice, you can renew your registration by mail, online, by phone or in person at any Travis County Tax office location. There is no additional fee if new plates are required. If you renew by mail, online or by phone, your new plates will simply be mailed to you with your new registration sticker. As noted above, you cannot renew at the HEB if your renewal notice indicates NEW PLATES are required.

IF YOUR REGISTRATION HAS EXPIRED AND you have been ticketed by law enforcement for driving with expired tags, you will be charged a penalty equal to 20% of your registration fee at the time you renew. Your receipt will be stamped PENALTY PAID. This receipt can then be used to prove to the authorities that you have renewed the registration and paid the appropriate penalty. While not guaranteed, this stamped receipt can sometimes be helpful in reducing or dismissing the ticket against you if produced in a timely manner.

OTHER SERVICES offered by the TxDMV include updating your mailing address for your registration, signing up for email renewal reminders and paying for registration renewal online all of which can be done on their website.