According to the latest Texas Department of Transportation Roadway Inventory Report there are thousands - actually hundreds of thousands - of miles of roadways in Texas. Common Driving Myths in TexasOver time, rules change and even if the rules themselves don't change, they change in people's minds. The one that sticks out the most, in my mind, has to do with license plates in Texas. Texas requires both front and back license plates on cars. Most other states don't require front and back license plates, and I think that's where people have gotten tripped up about the Texas requirement.