{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.243","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 521.243","heading":"NOTICE TO STATE; PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE.","body":"(a) Unless the petition is dismissed under Section 521.2421(f), the clerk of the court shall send electronically or by a delivery method described by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to the attorney representing the state a copy of the petition and notice of the hearing if the petitioner's license was suspended, revoked, or canceled following a conviction for:\n(1) an offense under Section 19.05 or Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code; or\n(2) an offense to which Section 521.342 applies.\n(b) The court may notify the attorney representing the state of any other hearing on a petition for an occupational driver's license.\n(c) A person who receives notice under Subsection (a) or (b) may attend the hearing and may present evidence at the hearing for or against granting the petition.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 2246), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 9.19, eff. December 4, 2025.","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 L. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.243","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1ac8027c6ba3a151708386d844d5d4c9f163444952a2a75eb46283d66c98e486","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.2424","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-521.244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}