ELIGIBILITY.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 521.242.
in effect(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 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 or 724 ; 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 applies.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (H.B. 438 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.