Texas TribuneKaren Brooks HarperPublished: February 27, 2023, 1:24 PMTexas TribuneThe Texas Department of Public Safety was duped into shipping at least 3,000 Texas driver’s licenses to a Chinese organized crime group that targeted Asian Texans, DPS Director Steve McCraw told a Texas House committee on Monday. ”In an email to The Texas Tribune, Paylor explained that before the fraudulent activity took place, state agencies had the option to require the security (CVV) code and ZIP code for every credit card transaction that goes to their agency on Texas. Before investigators shut down the operation, McCraw said, the license thieves were able to use the site, billed as “the official website of the State of Texas,” to obtain driver’s licenses that are “Real ID compliant” — not cheap copies, McCraw said