OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY MINOR WITHOUT LICENSE.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 729.002.
in effect(a) A person who is younger than 17 years of age commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle without a driver's license authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle on a:
(1) public road or highway;
(2) street or alley in a municipality; or
(3) public beach as defined by Section 729.001 .
(b) An offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as if the person was 17 years of age or older and operated a motor vehicle without a license as described by Subsection (a), except that an offense under this section is not punishable by confinement or imprisonment.