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| Texas State Information GO TEXAN for the best of Texas! The GO TEXAN program promotes the products, culture and communities that call Texas home. Locate a vehicle inspection station anywhere in Texas on the DPS website! Information for obtaining a Texas driver's license: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/driver_licensing_control/movingtotexas.htm Secretary of State www.sos.state.tx.us Texas Department of Transportation www.txdot.state.tx.us Texas Department of Public Safety www.txdps.state.tx.us Texas Tourism Official Site http://traveltex.com GO TEXAN www.gotexan.org Texas Parks and Wildlife www.tpwd.state.tx.us Texas State Senate www.senate.state.tx.us Texas State House of Representatives www.house.state.tx.us Texas Legislature Online www.legis.state.tx.us RVs operated for personal pleasure in Texas may require either a class B or A driver’s license if they meet certain weight ratings. Here's the relevant info, excerpted from the DPS Driver’s License Handbook: CLASSIFIED DRIVER LICENSE (Texas Transportation Code, Section 521) The following listed Class A, B, C, and M licenses will be issued to persons who are exempt from obtaining a Commercial Driver License or persons who are not required to obtain a Commercial Driver License: - Class A driver license permits a person to drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds; including a vehicle included in Class B or Class C, except a motorcycle or moped.
- Class B driver license permits a person to drive the following vehicles, except a motorcycle or moped:
- a. a single unit vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, and any such vehicle towing either a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that does not exceed 10,000 pounds, or a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that does not exceed 20,000 pounds;
- b. a bus with a seating capacity of 24 passengers or more, including the driver; and c. a vehicle included in Class C.
- Class C driver license permits a person to drive the following vehicles, except a motorcycle or moped:
- a. a single unit vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that is not a Class A or B; and
- b. a single unit vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds, towing trailer not to exceed 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that does not exceed 20,000 pounds.
- Class M driver license permits a person to drive a motorcycle or moped.
For complete information on driver’s licensing in Texas, please contact the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) at the link shown above. |
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