How to Get a Driver's License in Texas: Step by Step

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To get a driver’s license in Texas before age 25, you complete a driver education course, pass the vision, sign and traffic law tests, and then pass a driving test. Teens start with a learner license at 15, hold it for at least six months, and move to a provisional license at 16 that carries restrictions until 18. This guide sets out the whole Texas route for teens, adults 18 to 24 and drivers 25 and over, with links to a detailed guide for each step.

Key facts: Texas driver licensing at a glance

Driver education: required for everyone under 25. You can start the classroom part at 14.
Learner license: from age 15 to 17, after the classroom phase and the knowledge tests.
Holding period: under 18s must hold a learner (or hardship) license for at least six months before a provisional license.
Supervised practice: 30 hours of behind-the-wheel practice, at least 10 at night, as part of teen driver education.
Provisional license: from 16. Passenger, midnight to 5 a.m. and phone limits apply until 18.
Impact Texas Drivers: a free DPS video course that every driving test applicant must finish within 90 days before the test.
Agencies: the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) issues licenses. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) regulates driver education.

Which route applies to you?

Your age	Driver education	Learner stage	Impact Texas course
14	You may start the classroom part	Not yet. Learner license from 15	No
15 to 17	Full teen course: 24 hours classroom plus 44 hours in-car	Learner license, held at least 6 months	Impact Texas Teen Drivers (ITTD), 2 hours
18 to 24	6-hour adult course, 24-hour minor course, or parent-taught	The six-month holding rule applies only under 18	ITAD (1 hour) or ITTD
25 and over	Not required	The six-month holding rule does not apply	An Impact Texas Drivers program is still required before the driving test

If you already hold a valid license from another state, the driver education rule does not apply to you. See moving to Texas with an out-of-state or foreign license.

Step by step: the Texas teen route (15 to 17)

Choose a driver education option. A public high school course (if offered), a licensed driver education school, or parent-taught driver education.
Complete enough classroom hours. Your provider issues the DE-964 certificate of completion when you are ready to apply.
Get a Verification of Enrollment and Attendance (VOE) form from your school, unless you already have a diploma or GED. It is valid for 30 days, or 90 days between June and August.
Pass the knowledge tests (vision, highway signs, traffic laws), either with your provider or at a DPS office. See the Texas learner license test.
Get your learner license at DPS. From then on you can drive with a licensed adult aged 21 or over in the front passenger seat.
Finish the in-car phase: 7 hours observation, 7 hours behind-the-wheel instruction and 30 hours of logged practice, including 10 at night. See the Texas 30-hour driving log.
Complete Impact Texas Teen Drivers after your behind-the-wheel training and within 90 days before your test. See ITTD explained.
Pass the driving test at DPS or at an authorized driving school. See Texas road test maneuvers and taking the road test at a driving school.
Drive on a provisional license until 18. See Texas provisional license and GDL rules.

Adults 18 to 24 and drivers 25 and over

Texas law says DPS may not issue a license to anyone under 25 without a driver education certificate. At 18 to 24 the quickest option is usually the 6-hour adult driver education course, followed by an Impact Texas Drivers program and the driving test. Teen classroom hours cannot be counted toward the 6-hour adult course. The details are in ITAD and the 6-hour adult driver ed course.

At 25 and over, driver education is not required. You still apply at DPS, pass the required tests and complete an Impact Texas Drivers program before the driving test.

What does a Texas license cost?

The DL-7 fee table (January 2026) lists a learner license or an under-18 license at $15 plus a $1 administrative fee, so $16. A license at 18 to 84 is $32 plus $1, so $33, and generally lasts eight years. At 85 or older it is $9 and lasts two years. A hardship license is $5 plus $1. A replacement card, a change of address or name, or a test to add or remove a restriction is $11, and adding a motorcycle to a license is $16. The $1 fee is charged once when you do several transactions together, and not at all by mail. Veterans with a service-related disability of at least 60 percent pay nothing, except for a CDL or if required to register as a sex offender. Check the current figure with Texas DPS before your appointment. The parent-taught instructor authorization from TDLR costs $20 and is non-refundable.

Hardship license at 15

Texas can issue a hardship license from age 15 if not having one would cause unusual economic hardship for the family, if it is needed because of a family member’s illness, disability or death, if you need it for a vocational education program, or if a court orders it. A parent, guardian or custodian applies with you in person on form DL-77, and DPS may ask for supporting documents. You still need to pass driver education and the license exam. Two or more moving violations within 12 months lead to suspension. More in the Texas GDL rules guide.

Texas road rules the knowledge test asks about

Right-of-way: after stopping at a stop sign, yield to traffic already in the intersection or close enough to be a hazard. Treat a dark traffic signal as a stop sign. Coming out of a driveway or alley, yield to traffic on the road. On a one- or two-lane road meeting a divided highway or a road with three or more lanes, with no sign or signal, stop and yield. With no signs or signals, yield to a vehicle that has entered or is approaching from your right. Turning left, yield to oncoming traffic. An unpaved road yields to a paved road. On a street that ends at a T-intersection, stop and yield to through traffic. From a driveway or private road, stop before the sidewalk and yield to vehicles and pedestrians. On a frontage road, yield to vehicles entering or leaving the highway. Where three or more lanes run the same way, a vehicle moving into a lane from the right yields to one moving in from the left. Causing injury by failing to yield brings a fine of $500 to $2,000, or $1,000 to $4,000 for serious injury.
Emergency vehicles: for a siren or flashing lights, pull to the right edge clear of any intersection and stop until it passes. Do not follow within 500 feet of a fire truck or ambulance with its red lights on. If you cannot pull right, slow down and leave a clear path. Do not drive or park on a street where a fire truck has answered an alarm, or park where you block an ambulance. In a roundabout, leave the circle first and then pull over.
Slow Down or Move Over: for a stopped emergency vehicle, tow truck, TxDOT, utility or similar vehicle with lights on, leave the lane next to it if there are two or more lanes your way. Otherwise slow to 20 mph below the posted limit (5 mph where the limit is under 25 mph). Fines start at $500. The mandatory move-over or slow-down rule also covers a stationary municipal garbage or recycling vehicle while collecting or transporting waste from beside the highway. Qualifying toll, animal-control and parking-enforcement vehicles using the required warning lights are covered too. Pass mail and parcel delivery vehicles with care.
School buses: stop from either direction while the red lights flash. Only oncoming traffic on a road with separate roadways (a barrier or unpaved median, not a center turn lane) may keep going. Fines run from $500 to $1,250. You also need not stop for a bus on a different road, or on a controlled-access highway where the bus is in a loading zone and pedestrians may not cross. A second conviction within five years means $1,000 to $2,000 and a possible suspension of up to six months. Causing serious injury while passing a stopped bus is a Class A misdemeanor, and a state jail felony on a repeat.
Turn signals: signal for at least the last 100 feet before a turn, and also for lane changes and pulling away from the curb. Signal too when you slow down or stop, enter or leave a highway, or pull over. Hand and arm signals are legal but hard to see after dark. If you cannot reach the correct lane within half a block of your turn, go straight on.
Passing: never on the left within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge, viaduct or tunnel, on a hill or curve with limited view, or where signs or solid lines forbid it. On a two-lane road, be back on the right before an oncoming car comes within 200 feet. You may pass on the right only where the road is clear with two or more lanes each way, on a one-way road, or on a paved shoulder when the vehicle ahead is slowing or stopped, disabled or about to turn left. Never leave the pavement to do it, and do not sit in another driver’s blind spot.
Being passed: stay right and do not speed up until the other driver is past.
Speed limits where no sign is posted: 30 mph in an urban district, 15 mph in an alley, 70 mph on numbered state and US highways outside urban districts, and 60 mph on other rural roads. Even below the limit, you must not drive faster than is safe for conditions. A county can set 15 mph on beaches and adjoining county roads. Many limited-access highways are posted from 75 up to 85 mph, and cities and counties can change limits, so obey the sign.
Following distance: the DL-7 sets at least 2 seconds at 30 mph or less and 4 seconds above 30 mph in good conditions, with more in poor conditions, and calls 4 seconds the best practice for beginners. Stopping takes about 63 feet from 20 mph, 164 from 40, 303 from 60 and 387 from 70. As speed rises your field of vision narrows, to about one-fifth at 60 mph.
Headlights: on from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and whenever you cannot see people or vehicles 1,000 feet ahead. Dim high beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and 300 feet of one you follow. Also use low beams on lighted roads and in fog, heavy rain, sleet, snow or dust. If you must park on an unlighted highway at night, leave parking lights or low beams on.
Parking: never on a sidewalk, crosswalk, intersection, bridge, railroad track or beside a parked car. Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, 30 feet before a stop sign, yield sign or signal, 20 feet of a fire station driveway, or 50 feet of a railroad crossing. Also keep 30 feet from the curb opposite the end of a safety zone, 75 feet from a fire station entrance on the opposite side of the street, and clear of any driveway or street excavation that you would block. Outside towns, park off the road if you can; if you cannot, leave room to pass and stay visible for 200 feet each way. On a two-way road your right wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb. Leaving a car, turn off the engine, remove the key and set the brake, and on a grade turn the front wheels to the curb or road side. Coasting downhill in neutral is illegal.
Disabled parking: you need a disabled plate or windshield card, and a card only counts when its holder is being carried. Fines start at $500 to $750 and reach $1,250 by a fifth offense, with community service for repeats. Do not block a curb ramp or park in the striped area beside a space, which wheelchair lifts need. See Texas disabled parking placards.
Railroad crossings: stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail when a signal, lowered gate or flagger warns of a train, when a train within about 1,500 feet sounds its signal, or when a train is visible and close. Look for a second track before you go. Never stop on the tracks. If you stall and a train is coming, get out and move away beside the tracks toward the train, so debris flies past you. The blue and white Emergency Notification System sign gives the number to call and the crossing ID. The fine is $50 to $200.
Pedestrians: give way at an uncontrolled intersection, on a WALK signal, on green where there is no pedestrian signal, and if the light changes after someone has started across. Stop fully if that is the only way to avoid hurting a person with a white cane or assistance animal. At a pedestrian hybrid beacon, go when dark, slow on flashing yellow, prepare on steady yellow, stop on steady red, and on alternating flashing red stop and then go if clear. Lights set in the road warn of a crossing or other hazard ahead.
Signals: you may turn right on steady red after stopping, or left from one one-way street into another, unless a sign forbids it. A flashing yellow arrow lets you turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic. An officer directing traffic overrides signals. Over a lane, a red X means do not drive there, a yellow X means move out safely, and a green arrow means you may use it.
Signs: octagon is stop only, triangle yield only, pennant a no-passing zone ahead, diamond a hazard, pentagon a school, round a railroad ahead, vertical rectangle usually a rule and horizontal rectangle usually a guide. Yellow warns, orange marks work zones, blue shows services, brown shows recreation, green gives direction. Texas signs to know include left lane for passing only, wireless device use prohibited in a school zone, center two-way left turn lane, HOV lane hours, shoulder for emergencies only, and photo-enforced red lights.
Work zones and barricades: fines double where workers are present. Follow flaggers, stop in your lane when told, and read barricade stripes: sloping down to the right means bear right, down to the left means bear left. Driving around a barricade or ignoring a warning sign brings a fine of $1 to $200, and is a Class B misdemeanor, up to $2,000 and 180 days in jail, where water covers the road. An orange slow-moving vehicle emblem marks a vehicle designed for 25 mph or less.
Floods: 6 inches of water reaches the underside of most cars, 12 inches floats many, and 2 feet of moving water carries off pickups and SUVs. Water can also hide a missing road. Take another route, and if you stall, get out and go to higher ground.
Freeways: yield to traffic already on the highway, and use the speed change lane to match it. Keep right when slower, and be ready to move over for faster traffic. Move to the exit lane early; exit signs usually come at least 1,000 yards ahead. Against highway hypnosis, stop at least every two hours or 100 miles. If you break down, get off the pavement, turn on your hazard lights, and tie on a white cloth or raise the hood.
Sharing the road: a car at 55 mph stops in about 240 feet, a loaded tractor-trailer can need over 400. Do not pass a truck on the right near a turn, cross behind one backing up, or cut in front. Allow a motorcycle the full lane and 4 to 6 seconds of following distance. Before a right turn, merge with bicycle traffic instead of cutting across it. Light rail is quiet: never stop on the tracks or drive around gate arms.
Seat belts: everyone 15 and older must buckle up, and the driver must make sure passengers under 17 are belted. Children under 8 ride in a child safety seat unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. Fines are $25 to $50 for your own belt, $100 to $200 to the driver for an unbelted passenger under 17, and $25 to $250 for an unsecured young child.
Open beds: it is an offense to drive a pickup or flatbed with anyone under 18 riding in the bed, apart from narrow exceptions such as parades and emergencies. The fine is $25 to $200. It is also an offense to tow a boat or watercraft with anyone under 18 riding on it, and a Class B misdemeanor to tow a trailer with a person riding in it, again with narrow defenses.
Alcohol: A BAC of 0.08 or more meets the legal definition of intoxication at any age, and impairment can make driving illegal below that figure. Drivers under 21 also commit a separate zero-tolerance offense with any detectable alcohol. Refusing a breath or blood test brings a 180-day suspension, or 2 years with a prior alcohol or drug contact in the last 10 years. An ordinary first DWI is a Class B misdemeanor, with 72 hours to 180 days in jail and a criminal fine of up to $2,000; an open container in the driver’s immediate possession raises the minimum confinement to six days. A BAC of 0.15 or more makes the offense Class A. Since September 1, 2025, DWI in a school crossing zone while its reduced speed limit applies is a state jail felony. Separate state traffic fines under section 709.001 are additional: $3,000 for a first conviction within 36 months, $4,500 for a second or subsequent conviction within that period, or $6,000 where the proven BAC is 0.15 or more. The court must waive those section 709.001 fines and costs if it finds the person indigent. Under 21 with any detectable alcohol below 0.08, the suspension is 60 days for a first offense, 120 for a second and 180 for a third or later, and you can ask for a hearing. A minor’s first DUI is a Class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500, 20 to 40 hours of community service and an alcohol awareness course. Adults who test at 0.08 or more face a 90-day suspension, up to 365 days for repeats. A second DWI means up to $4,000 and 30 days to 1 year in jail. A third means up to $10,000 and 2 to 10 years in prison, and a passenger under 15 makes it a state jail felony. An open container in the passenger area costs up to $500. Only time sobers you up, about an hour per drink. Any drug, including over-the-counter medicine, can impair you, so ask a doctor or pharmacist.
Street racing: any race, speed contest or drag race on a public road is an offense. It brings an automatic license suspension on conviction and penalties from a Class B misdemeanor up to a second-degree felony.
Low-speed vehicles: neighborhood electric vehicles may use only streets posted at 45 mph or less, and motor-assisted scooters only streets posted at 35 mph or less, unless a city or county bans them. Segway-type devices belong on sidewalks and bike paths, and on roads posted at 30 mph or less only to cross, where there is no sidewalk, or when directed. Expect slow traffic there.
Loads: nothing may stick out more than 3 inches past the left side or 6 inches past the right side of the car, and loose loads such as sand or gravel must be enclosed or covered so nothing blows or spills. A towed trailer behind a car or light truck needs safety chains, and a tow connection may not exceed 15 feet and needs a white flag at least 12 inches square.
Vehicle equipment: the foot brake must stop you within 25 feet from 20 mph. You need two headlights, two taillights and brake lights (all three if you have a high-mounted one), a plate light, turn signals, a horn heard at 200 feet, a mirror showing 200 feet behind, wipers, safety glass, tires with at least 2/32 inch of tread, and front and rear plates. A red front light, a siren or a radar jammer is not allowed.
Inspection and registration: since January 1, 2025, non-commercial vehicles no longer need a safety inspection before registration, and you pay a $7.50 inspection program replacement fee at registration instead. Commercial vehicles still need one, and some counties require emissions tests. Register a newly bought vehicle within 30 days. Since July 1, 2025, Texas dealers issue metal license plates at sale instead of the former paper buyer temporary tags. Keep the buyer’s receipt in the vehicle until registration is completed and the windshield sticker is fitted. Private sales and certain special permits have different rules.
Carbon monoxide: never run the motor in a garage, or sit in a parked car with the windows closed and the engine, heater or air conditioner on in an enclosed space. Move a victim to fresh air and call 911.
Police stops: giving a false name to an officer who has lawfully detained or arrested you is an offense. What to do when pulled over: pulled over by police. State law requires you to stop immediately for an authorized emergency vehicle. If the spot feels unsafe or you doubt the vehicle, turn on your hazard lights, drive slowly below the limit, call 911, and head for a well-lit, populated place. Keep your hands on the wheel and tell the officer if you carry a weapon. You must show your license on request, but you cannot be punished for refusing to answer questions, and you may refuse consent to a search, though you may not physically resist one. Signing a citation does not admit guilt. Intentionally fleeing an officer is an offense, with higher penalties in a vehicle or if someone is hurt, and evading arrest means automatic suspension on conviction.
Communication impediment: you can ask for an optional code on your license or ID that alerts officers to a communication challenge, using a doctor’s form DL-101. Form VTR-216 does the same through vehicle registration, placing a private note where an officer sees it before approaching.
Your license: carry it, and show it to an officer or anyone in a crash with you. Report a new address within 30 days; changing other details means an office visit. Driving with no license can cost up to $200 for a first conviction and $25 to $200 for a second within a year. With no insurance as well and a crash causing serious injury or death, it is a Class A misdemeanor, up to $4,000 and 365 days in jail.
Driving while license invalid: driving while suspended, revoked, denied or canceled is a Class C misdemeanor, up to $500. It rises to Class B, up to $2,000 and 180 days in jail, with a prior conviction, no insurance or a DWI-based suspension, and to Class A if you were uninsured and caused serious injury or death.
Occupational (essential need) license: a court may order one if you can prove an essential need to drive during a suspension, other than a medical or child support case. It costs $10 a year for up to two years. You must carry a certified copy of the order, and it never covers a commercial vehicle.

License classes, renewals and suspensions

Classes: a Class C license covers ordinary cars and light trucks. Heavier vehicles need Class A or B, motorcycles need Class M, and commercial driving needs a separate CDL. Class C covers a single vehicle under 26,001 lbs gross weight rating, which may tow a trailer up to 10,000 lbs, and an autocycle. At 18 or older, a practice license is a Class C with the same restrictions as a learner license, at the usual $33. Under-21 cards are marked “Under 21”.
Restrictions and endorsements: conditions such as corrective lenses are printed on the card as restriction codes. An ID card is for identification only and does not let you drive. Code A means corrective lenses, B a licensed driver 21 or older in the front seat, and T automatic transmission only. Ask a driver license office about removing a restriction.
Organ donation: you can join the Donate Life Texas registry when you apply or renew. The application also offers voluntary donations to listed programs, emergency contacts, and voter registration if you are at least 17 years 10 months. Men 18 to 25 are registered for selective service. Medical answers on the form can send your case to the Medical Advisory Board. Qualifying veterans can add a Veteran designator.
Lost card or changed details: apply to DPS for a duplicate. A renewal notice may be mailed before your license expires, but renewing on time is your job; some drivers can renew online. Licenses renew every eight years, and you must visit an office at least every 16 years for a vision exam, photo and fingerprints. Under DPS rules, online, phone and mail renewal is not open to occupational license holders, anyone who will be 79 or older when the license expires, anyone suspended, revoked or denied renewal, or anyone whose lawful presence must be verified, and DPS can require an office visit in other cases. DPS’s renewal page allows a provisional license holder to renew online or by phone only if they will be 18 within 30 days and meet its other conditions, including having renewed in person last time; learner license holders cannot renew online, and commercial license holders should check with DPS.
Suspensions: conviction for DWI, certain drug offenses, failure to stop and render aid, racing, evading arrest, driving while license invalid, misuse of a license, or graffiti can trigger automatic suspension under the applicable law. Under section 521.372, the drug grounds distinguish federal Controlled Substances Act offenses, felony drug offenses, repeat misdemeanor drug offenses within the specified 36-month period, and certain other Chapter 481 felonies. For other misdemeanor drug convictions, suspension under that section requires a court determination in the interest of public safety; do not treat every first misdemeanor as automatically suspending a license. After a hearing, DPS can also suspend for causing a serious crash, or for four traffic convictions in 12 months or seven in 24. Under 18, two convictions in 12 months is enough. Courts can order action over child support or an ignition interlock. DPS can cancel a license for false information, incomplete driver education or when a parent withdraws consent, and can deny one for fuel theft, unpaid reinstatement fees or failure to appear. Reinstatement generally costs $100, or $125 after an administrative revocation, and some cases need an SR-22 insurance certificate.
Minors and alcohol away from the wheel: buying, trying to buy, having or drinking alcohol, or lying about age, costs up to $500, community service and a suspension of 30 days for a first offense and 60 for a second. A third means 180 days and a Class B misdemeanor from age 17, or 60 days under 17. Anyone who buys or supplies alcohol for a minor faces up to $4,000 and a year in jail.
Old surcharges: the Driver Responsibility Program ended on September 1, 2019, so older handbook pages about its surcharges no longer apply.

What the Texas Driver Handbook covers

The Texas Driver Handbook (form DL-7, Spanish DL-7S) is the official study guide. DPS now publishes it online only, and every driver education student must have access to the current edition. It covers the topics the knowledge test is built on. Our guides go deeper on each one:

Handbook topic	Where to read more
Your license: types, GDL, tests, new residents	This guide, plus GDL rules and moving to Texas
Insurance, financial responsibility and crashes	Texas insurance and crash reporting rules
Signs, signals and pavement markings	US road signs by shape and color, US pavement markings
Right-of-way, turning and passing	Four-way stops, school bus laws
Parking, stopping and standing	Texas parallel parking, US parking rules
Speed and speed limits	The basic speed law
Alcohol and drugs	Zero tolerance under 21, implied consent
Pedestrians, bicycles and sharing the road	Pedestrians and crosswalks, motorcycles, bikes and trucks
Distracted driving and phones	Texas phone and texting laws

Download the current handbook from the Texas DPS website. If a rule here differs from the edition you are using, the newer official text wins.

Common questions

What is the youngest age to drive in Texas?

15, with a learner license (or a hardship license). You can start the classroom part of driver education at 14.

Do I need driver ed in Texas if I am 18?

Yes, if you are under 25 and do not hold a valid license from another state. At 18 to 24 a 6-hour adult course meets the requirement.

Can I drop out of school and still get a license before 18?

No. Under 18s must be enrolled and attending school, or hold a diploma or GED, to be licensed. TDLR confirms this in its student FAQ.

How long is the Texas learner license valid?

It expires on your 18th birthday. You must hold it for at least six months before you can get a provisional license.

Can I use driver ed hours from another state?

No. TDLR says out-of-state hours do not transfer, so you enroll in a Texas program.

Is there a driver ed course in American Sign Language?

Yes. TDLR has an optional ASL classroom course, taken through a licensed driver education school. Ask your provider whether they offer it.

How do the Texas rules compare with other states?

See how to get a driver’s license in the US and GDL laws by state.

Sources

Texas Department of Public Safety, “Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Changes Now in Effect” (dps.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, “House Bill 718 Implementation” (txdmv.gov)
Texas Legislature, Penal Code sections 49.01 and 49.04, and Transportation Code sections 521.371 to 521.374 and 709.001 (tcss.legis.texas.gov)
Texas Legislature, “Transportation Code Chapter 548, Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles”, sections 548.201 and 548.510 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov)
Texas Administrative Code, Title 37, section 15.29, “Alternative Methods for Driver License Transactions” (Texas Secretary of State)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “Do I Need to Take Driver Education in Texas?” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “Frequently Asked Questions for Students” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “Getting the Learner License” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “Behind the Wheel Instruction” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “Getting a Provisional Driver’s License” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “How to Become a Parent-Taught Driver Education Instructor” (tdlr.texas.gov)
Texas Legislature, “Transportation Code Chapter 521, Driver’s Licenses and Certificates”, sections 521.029, 521.1601, 521.204, 521.222, 521.223 and 521.421 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Public Safety, “Impact Texas Teen Drivers: FAQs” (impacttexasdrivers.dps.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Public Safety, “Impact Texas Adult Drivers: FAQs” (impacttexasdrivers.dps.texas.gov)
Texas Department of Public Safety, “Texas Driver Handbook” (DL-7, revised January 2026), chapters 1 to 14 and appendices D and E (dps.texas.gov)
Texas Legislature, “Transportation Code Chapter 545, Operation and Movement of Vehicles”, sections 545.053, 545.066, 545.104, 545.151, 545.153, 545.155, 545.156, 545.157, 545.302, 545.352, 545.412, 545.413 and 545.414, Chapter 521, sections 521.054, 521.242 and 521.457, and Chapter 724, section 724.035 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov)

How to Get a Driver’s License in Texas: Learner to Full License