Section 521.164 - Exemption From Certain Examination Requirements for Licensed Nonresidents(a) The department by rule may provide that a holder of a driver's license issued to the person by another state or Canadian province and who is otherwise qualified may, after passing the vision test and paying the required fees, be issued a driver's license without the complete examination required under Section 521.161.(b) A license issued under this section must be of the class of license equivalent to the license issued by the other jurisdiction.Tex. Transp. Code § 521.164
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.