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| Texas State Information 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 Texas Parks and Wildlife www.tpwd.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: 1. 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. - 2. 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.
- 3. 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.
- 4. 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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