{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.164","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.164","heading":"EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED NONRESIDENTS.","body":"(a) The department by rule may provide that a holder of a driver's license issued to the person by another state or Canadian province and who is otherwise qualified may, after passing the vision test and paying the required fees, be issued a driver's license without the complete examination required under Section 521.161.\n(b) A license issued under this section must be of the class of license equivalent to the license issued by the other jurisdiction.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS","CHAPTER 521. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES","SUBCHAPTER H. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.164","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"77dcb43afd36ad94687678877c742233015b32a28bdb3387a463ca296c4633d1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.163","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}