Help keep Texas wild with the Horned Lizard TPWD wildlife conservation plate! From the $30 specialty plate fee, $22 goes to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to benefit the conservation of wildlife diversity and to protect native nongame species. To leverage more efforts in support of the Texas Wildlife Action Plan, TPWD and its partners plan to submit horned lizard plate funds combined with any partner matches for reimbursement under federal State Wildlife Grants, which require recipients to put up 50 percent of project costs. Supporters include the Texas coalition of Teaming With Wildlife, a national grass-roots group of more than 5,700 organizations supporting increased public funding for wildlife conservation and related education and recreation. The Texas coalition has set a goal to double sales of horned lizard plates.

Each conservation license plate costs just $30, and $22 goes directly to help fund conservation efforts in Texas. Starting this month, all four of TPWD’s conservation license plates are also available for motorcycles and trailers. The plate cost is in addition to the vehicle registration fee. Motorists can order a plate anytime; it’s not necessary to wait for a renewal notice. Plates can be purchased online or at any county tax office in Texas, and should be ready about two weeks after the order is placed.

Orders can be placed on the newly expanded Conservation Plate website, which also details how the money from each plate is used. Recent projects include support for the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken and Blackland Prairie Habitat Conservation and Restoration Projects.