Tex. Transp. Code § 521.181 : TRANSPORTATION CODE — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC — DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS — DRIVER'S LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES — ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE — Issuance of Driver's License TEXT PDF On payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to each qualifying applicant a driver's license of the class for which the applicant has applied. Tex. Transp. Code § 521.181 Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.