that sort of info is available on the state government's website. www.tmra2.org seems to be down.

Well, have you tried to register the title in your state?

I think registration of a vehicle in one state is pretty much the same as in another state. Except in California, with its smog laws, rules and restrictions and 7,500-miles-on-the-odometer rule.

In California the DMV probably would not issue a new pink if both title owners' signatures weren't on the title. Unless i guess one of the title owners was dead and a notarized state death certificate was proffered as proof. And I know for a fact that an inked out number on the old title will make the DMV say, Have the previous owner initial that change and fill in this new form.

If you have the bike, the title, the release and a BoS but can't get title to the bike in your state, then sue the asshole in small claims court for fraud. If the transaction was made in Texas, I guess that means you'll have to duke it out in a Texas court. You could also try filing a complaint with the county district attorney's office. You'll probably also have to find the other title owner and get him/her to sign it. Unless of course he/she claims it was stolen. And then you lose the bike and your $$.

Sorry that my info is full of bad news.

GL to you.