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Obtaining a TEXAS driver's license

Obtaining a TEXAS driver's license:

New residents moving to Texas, who have a valid driver license from their home state, have 30 days after entry into
the state to secure a Texas driver license. To apply for a Texas driver license, applicants age 18 and over with a VALID
out-of-state driver license will be required to:

• Provide proof of Identity.
• Provide proof of Social Security Number.
• Provide proof of Texas vehicle registration and liability insurance, if you own a vehicle.
• Complete required forms available at any Texas Driver License office.
• Pay the required fee.
• Pass a vision exam.
• If you have a VALID out-of-state license in your possession, it must be surrendered at the driver license office.

NOTE: If you have never been licensed or have an EXPIRED out-of-state license, you will be required to pass both the written and driving

exams, in addition to a vision test.

Applicants under age 18 with a VALID out-of-state driver license:

In addition to the items listed above, applicants under the age of 18 applying for a first-time Texas driver license and
presenting either a valid out-of-state instruction permit or driver license must present proof of completion of driver
education and verification of current enrollment and attendance in school (or high school diploma or GED).
For more information, please visit www.txdps.state.tx.us

General Texas Driving Information:

• In the state of Texas, it is mandatory that the driver and all the passengers (front & back seat, both) wear seat belts.
• Children age 4 or younger are required to ride in a state-approved car seat.
• Right turns on red are legal unless otherwise indicated.

• Vehicles are required to have license plates mounted on both the front and rear of the vehicle.

NOTE: Please consult the Texas Drivers Handbook for more information.

Locations for Obtaining Texas Driver License:
Baytown – 5420 Decker Dr. 281.424.1339 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Clear Lake – 111 Tristar (Webster) 281.486.8242 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Conroe – 2 Hilbig Street 936.442.2810 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Hempstead – 235 Old U.S. 290 979.826.7649 Hours: 8:30am-12pm; 1-5pm (M-F) Houston – 4545 Dacoma 713.683.0541 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Houston – 3502 Dover 713.643.7501 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/T/W/F); 8am-7pm (Th) Houston – 12220 S. Gessner 713.773.3334 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/W/F); 8am-6pm (T/Th) Houston – 10503 Grant Rd. 281.890.5440 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/T/W/F); 8am-7pm (Th)		Houston – 1601 Townhurst 713.465.8462 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/T/W/F); 8am-7pm (Th) Houston – 8825 Tidwell 713.633.9872 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/T/W/F); 8am-7pm (Th) Houston – 15403 Vantage Pkwy E Ste 300 281.449.2685 Hours: 8am-5pm (M/T/W/F); 8am-7pm (Th) Humble – 7710 Will Clayton Pkwy 281.446.3391 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Katy – 6202 George Bush Dr. #7 281.391.4874 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Rosenberg – 5505 Ave. N 281.633.5400 Hours: 8am-5pm (M-F) Sweetwater – 600 Northwest Georgia 325.235.2662 Hours: 8:30am-5pm (M-F)
Highway Nicknames:
Beaumont Highway U.S. 90 East Freeway I-10 East Eastex Freeway U.S. 59 (Between North Houston & Downtown) Gulf Freeway I-45 Katy Freeway I-10 West Loop 610 (The Loop)		North Freeway I-45 North Northwest Freeway U.S. 290 Southwest Freeway U.S. 59 (Between Southwest Houston & Downtown) South Freeway T exas 288 Grand Parkway T exas 99 Beltway 8 Sam Houston Pkwy; (The Beltway)