76 Texas

1976 Texas Official Highway Travel Map
1976 AAA Texas Tour Guide

This tab was placed on 1975 plates to update them for 1976.

1975 plates with the star separator in the center did show some movement of the star
There is a 1/2 millimeter difference on where the stars relates to the bottom of the plates on these two issues
The DGG 759 plate would have been issued in Wichita County
The JJN 782 would have been issued in Rockwall County

1975 Texas base plates with the map separator, and updated with 76 expiration stickers

It has been noted that the plate with the Q serial was not issued until the middle of 1977.
Someone probably placed a 76 old, unused sticker on it, as it would not have been possible to have had it used in 1976
As you can see, there is some difference in the positioning of the map, and the whiteness of the reflective background on these plates

Notes on issuing information on star and map separator plates:

Mar 75 to late 75 issues had the star

Late 75 to mid 77 issues had the map

Mid 77 the stickerwell "75" disappeared.

The map divider was added by act of legislature in May 1975

1976 Texas sample tab placed on 75 sample plates below

1976 Texas truck license plates with star and map separators

1976 Texas amateur radio operator plate

1976 Texas vanity license plate. (Can you picture this one on a big Lincoln with steer horns on the hood?)
1976 Texas vanity plate without a map separator

1975 Texas vanity plates updated with 1976 expiration sticker

1976 Texas truck and trailer vanity plates

Texas Antique Auto plate used during 1976
Plates were valid for 5 years starting 4/1/73

1976 Texas travel trailer, trailer and token trailer tabs placed on 75 travel trailer, trailer and token trailer plates seen below

1976 Texas Travel Trailer plates with both types of separators

1976 Texas apportioned trailer plates with star and map separator

1976 Texas combination plate

1976 Texas conservation plate

1976 Texas dealer plate

1976 Texas test car manufacturer's license plate
1976 Texas In Transit plate

1976 Texas mobile home plate

1976 Texas State Official License Plate

1975 Texas Farm Truck and Farm Truck Tractor with 1976 tabs

1976-77 Texas Farm Trailer plate

1976 Texas Motor Bus plate

1975 Texas Machinery plates with star and map separators which would have been updated with a 1976 expiration sticker
By the serial on the Texas machinery plate on the right, the plate would have most likely been issued anywhere from late 1977 into 1978 (Note that there is no 75 in the right sticker well)

1976 Texas Private Bus plate with star separator
1975 Texas Private Bus plate with map separator

1976 Texas Private Bus vanity plate

1976 Texas disabled veteran tab placed on Texas disabled veteran license plate shown below.

1976 Texas U.S. Judge and Texas State Judge license plates.

75 issued Texas exempt plate which could were in use in 1976. These plates went on government cars, including the patrol cars of Texas State Troopers
The ALPCA archive notes that exempt plates back to 1948 are still valid, and that in 1976 a version of the plate above was issued with a sharper state map separator
Both the map and star separator were used on these plates