Houston Public MediaSep 30, 2025

Texas has stopped granting commercial driver licenses to DACA recipients, refugees and people granted asylum, the state Department of Public Safety announced Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/09/30/532197/texas-halts-granting-commercial-drivers-licenses-to-daca-recipients-refugees-and-asylees/

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Texas halts granting commercial driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, refugees and asylees

The move follows a federal emergency rule that tightened CDL eligibility for people without legal status.

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Houston Public MediaOct 25, 2024

Proponents for ending the program equate it to high-interest fees that accumulate overtime and become, for some, unmanageable debt.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/10/25/504058/advocacy-group-hopes-to-end-texas-program-that-piles-on-fees-for-drivers-with-suspended-licenses/

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Advocacy group hopes to end Texas program that piles on fees for driver’s with suspended licenses

A Texas advocacy group says a state policy that piles on fees for Texans who have traffic tickets or other minor offenses is robbing some people of their ability to renew their driver’s licenses.

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