Tex.
Transp. Code Section 521.242
Eligibility
(a)
A person is eligible to apply for an occupational driver’s license if:(1)
the person’s license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled for a cause other than:(A)
a physical or mental disability or impairment; or(B)
a determination by the department under Section 521.294 (Department’s Determination for License Revocation) that the person is incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle;(2)
the person does not hold a driver’s license and is ineligible to obtain a driver’s license because of a suspension order, including an order due to a conviction or an order under Chapter 524 (Administrative Suspension of Driver’s License for Failure to Pass Test for Intoxication) or 724 (Implied Consent); or(3)
the person is ineligible to obtain a driver’s license because the person holds a driver’s license issued by another state or country that was suspended, revoked, or canceled for a cause other than a physical or mental disability or impairment.(b)
An occupational driver’s license does not authorize a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle to which Chapter 522 (Commercial Driver’s Licenses) applies.
Source:
Section 521.242 — Eligibility, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.242
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).