Section 15.1 - Who Must Be LicensedAll persons, except those expressly exempt by law, who live in Texas and operate a motor vehicle upon a public street or highway must have a valid driver license.
(1) Any person holding a valid driver license need not obtain any other state permit for the operation of a motor vehicle on the highway. Some cities, however, issue special city taxi driver permits by ordinance or state law.(2) For driver licensing and personal identification certificate policy purposes, a resident is defined as a person who actually and physically lives in the State of Texas.(3) All other persons who do not come within the scope of the preceding definition of a resident will be classified as nonresidents.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.1
The provisions of this §15.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective January 29, 1985, 10 TexReg 172; amended to be effective November 27, 1990, 15 TexReg 6501; amended to be effective December 25, 2003, 28 TexReg 11342; amended to be effective September 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 8032