Texas DMV offices back open after statewide system outage; now processing transactions
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles are back open after a system wide shutdown Friday morning.
The outage affected online and in-person services, including county tax offices and registration renewal locations such as grocery stores and vehicle dealerships.
Great news! The @TxDMV computers are back online. We are here and processing transactions. Thank you for your patience.
— Office of Tarrant County Tax Assessor Collector (@TarrantCoTax) June 23, 2023
In a statement, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Wendy Burgess said the outage affected all motor vehicle activities and would restrict the office’s ability to provide estimates, search records and process transactions.
Friday, June 23: All TxDMV systems are down at this time, affecting all online and in-person services, including county tax offices and other registration renewal locations such as grocery stores, vehicle dealerships, and MyPlates.
All 16 TxDMV offices are closed today.— Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (@TxDMV) June 23, 2023
According to a tweet Friday afternoon, the tax assessor-collector’s office was back to processing transactions.