{"state":"Texas","code":"TX","slug":"texas","questionCount":500,"manual":"Texas Driver Handbook","manualUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf","examFormat":null,"keyFacts":[{"id":"test-fee","label":"Knowledge test fee","value":"DPS lists application fees rather than a separate knowledge-test fee: $16 learner license under 18; adult license fees vary by age","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/driver-license-fees","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"documents":{"applicantScope":"First-time noncommercial Texas learner license applicants ages 15-17, applying for supervised passenger-vehicle driving. Adult first-time applicants use the separate adult Class C process; out-of-state transfers, hardship licenses, renewals and road tests are outside this checklist.","items":[{"label":"Completed driver license application","detail":null,"who":"all","group":"application","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"One primary identity document, two secondary documents, or one secondary plus two supporting documents","detail":"An unexpired U.S. passport is a primary document. A birth certificate is secondary and alone is not sufficient for identity. Bring original or issuing-agency certified documents; names and birth dates must match.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/identification-requirements"},{"label":"Legal documents connecting any name changes","detail":"Bring original or certified marriage, divorce, amended birth or court records as applicable; certified documents should not be laminated.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/identification-requirements"},{"label":"One accepted proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence","detail":"For example, an unexpired U.S. passport or original/certified U.S. birth certificate; noncitizens must use documents appropriate to their immigration status, such as I-551, EAD or a qualifying passport/visa/I-94 combination. DPS must verify lawful presence with DHS before issuance.","who":"all","group":"lawful-presence","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/us-citizenship-or-lawful-presence-requirement"},{"label":"Social Security number, or DL-13 affidavit if ineligible","detail":"DPS verifies issued numbers electronically. Applicants ineligible for an SSN complete Form DL-13 at the office and must meet its certification requirements; being eligible but not yet having a number is different.","who":"all","group":"ssn","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/social-security-number-ssn"},{"label":"Two printed Texas residency proofs with your name and residential address","detail":"One document must establish 30 days in Texas; this waiting period is waived when surrendering a valid unexpired out-of-state ID or license. Use separate sources, except separate statements for different residential services from one qualifying provider are allowed; repeated months of the same service are not. The current residency page accepts listed utility and financial statements within 180 days; DL-67 says 90 days, so use recent documents or confirm older ones with DPS. If unable to provide two proofs, follow the Residency Affidavit route. See the official protected, military, foster-care and homeless-youth exceptions.","who":"all","group":"residency","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-residency-requirement-driver-licenses-and-id-cards"},{"label":"Parent or guardian authorization, or evidence of an applicable waiver","detail":"Bring a parent or guardian, a notarized application they signed, or evidence that waives parental authorization, such as emancipation.","who":"all","group":"minor","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"Texas driver education classroom-completion certificate","detail":"Bring DE-964/DEE-964 for a certified-school or parent-taught course, or DE-964E for public-school instruction. The classroom requirement is the first six hours for concurrent instruction or all 24 hours for the block method.","who":"all","group":"education","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"High school diploma, GED or completed VOE form","detail":"VOE must be signed and is valid for 30 days, or 90 days if issued June-August. The teen page allows a stamped/computer-generated school signature. If unavailable, the page describes a summer report-card alternative (name, attendance, grades, still enrolled) or proof of 45 days active enrollment in a high-school-equivalency preparation program.","who":"all","group":"education","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"Proof of passing the knowledge exam, if already completed through driver education","detail":"Otherwise take the knowledge exam at DPS. The learner checklist accepts DE-964 with notated results, school results in a secure unopened envelope, or parent-taught course results.","who":"all","group":"education","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"Payment for the applicable learner-license application fee","detail":"Use the linked official fee schedule for the current learner-license charge.","who":"all","group":"fee","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"Be ready for vision screening","detail":"DPS also takes your photograph, signature and thumbprints at the visit.","who":"all","group":"vision","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen"},{"label":"Insurance for each vehicle you own, or sign the no-vehicle statement","detail":"The official learner checklist requires insurance even for a first-time resident applicant. Vehicle registration is required only for new residents surrendering an out-of-state license, outside this checklist scope.","who":"all","group":"other","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/InternetForms/Forms/DL-67.pdf"},{"label":"Your Texas ID card, if you already have one","detail":"Surrender it when applying for the driver license.","who":"all","group":"other","sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/apply-texas-driver-license"}],"sourceUrl":"https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-05","urls":{"hub":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/texas","practiceTest":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/texas/practice-test","handbook":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/texas/handbook","factsJson":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/texas/facts.json"}}