Is Texas auto registration just the stickers in the window or also a registration paper?

Question

We've moved from Texas to Oklahoma, and lost the registration to our truck.(2005 ford F150) They won't register it here without the registration, and Texas won't print a duplicate because it's expired, (about 18 months ago). We can't renew it in Texas, because we have to do it in person, and that's not an option. What the HECK are we supposed to do? Is the window registration sticker the same as having the registration on paper?

Answer 1

You don't have a whole lot of choices.  

Option 1.  Park it until it's paid for, and you have the title, then get it transferred to Oklahoma and registered.

Option 2.  Go to the closest court house in Texas and pay for your past due registration, bringing it up to date.

No, the sticker is not the same as the paper registration card.

Added:  Also don't drive it with expired registration, or you are likely to get it impounded, adding to your costs and problems.

Answer 2

The sticker is proof of registration (I don't think other states do it this way -- they make you carry papers in your vehicle).  Ask your local (whatever does registration, I forget) if the sticker will suffice.  It has your information on it, I believe.

Maybe ask the Texas officials if they can simply send you some proof that you were registered then so you can reregister in your new state?  

It doesn't make sense that they need the old one.....