So I went to renew a truck registration that is in the wifes name not mine at our local tax office and they told me NOPE! Not without a temporary Power of Attorney form signed by her! I was like WHAT... WHY... ? And they said "it's for your protection". So I said "then why can anyone do this online?" So they said "online is safe". So I said "then why can anyone send the sticker to ANY address from the online?" And they added "get out". So I came home and did it online.
Given the TxDMV track record, I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation, but I have yet to understand it.
The only thing I could come up with is more encouragement to go online. Am I the only one that thinks this stupid?