Currently, motorists in Texas have to show their two labels, the vehicle registration and inspection. 

According to the head of the Senate Transportation Committee, Robert Nichols, the new decals will not mean to be the end of inspections, but the change is simply in the issuance of two separate stickers. 

Now to update the registration of the vehicle, drivers must carry in their cars proof of inspection at least 90 days prior to the renewal date of their tags. 

To facilitate the transition to a single decal, people can pre-register their cars in 2015, provided they have a valid inspection at the time of renewal, for example, if the registration expires in May and the inspection sticker expires in June, you will not have to take your vehicle to inspection to renew the registration before May 2016.

If someone’s inspection sticker expires in May but their registration is up in June, they will have to get an inspection.

Inspections are not going away, however. The change is simply issuing the two stickers separately, Texas DMV director Whitney Brewster told a state senate committee on Monday. 

“This is a big impact on customers,” Brewster told state senators, citing the need for an aggressive public awareness campaign.