Drivers License /tags/drivers-license Drivers License en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT Texas collected information on transgender drivers. It won’t say why. /politics/2025-03-19/texas-transgender-drivers-license-data-collection Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-19/texas-transgender-drivers-license-data-collection Lauren McGaughy Just moved to Texas? Here's what you need to know to get your license and register to vote. /texas/2024-09-20/field-guide-how-to-get-a-drivers-license-in-texas-to-vote Long wait times for driver's license appointments may have new Texans worried about getting ready to vote this year. But you can still register and cast a ballot while you’re waiting on yours. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:58:58 GMT /texas/2024-09-20/field-guide-how-to-get-a-drivers-license-in-texas-to-vote Blaise Gainey LGBTQ activists spam state agency over driver’s license policy affecting transgender Texans /politics/2024-09-19/spam-texas-transgender-drivers-license-birth-certificate-policy-lgbtq LGBTQ rights advocates targeted the Department of Public Safety with dozens of messages after the agency announced a new policy that blocks transgender Texans from changing the sex listed on their driver's licenses. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:44:42 GMT /politics/2024-09-19/spam-texas-transgender-drivers-license-birth-certificate-policy-lgbtq Lauren McGaughy New policy blocks transgender Texans from changing sex on birth certificates /news/2024-09-03/texas-transgender-trans-birth-certificate-change-update-policy Texans who have secured a court order to update the sex listed on their birth certificates can no longer do so at this time, according to a new state policy that blocks transgender Texans from making these changes. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:33:21 GMT /news/2024-09-03/texas-transgender-trans-birth-certificate-change-update-policy Lauren McGaughy Advocates Hope Texas Turns A Corner With Its Driver's License Suspension Program /crime-justice/2021-01-04/advocates-hope-texas-turns-a-corner-with-its-drivers-license-suspension-program Thousands of Texans can't renew their licenses because of court debt. Advocates have long argued that causes low-income Texans to drive illegally, which could put them deeper in debt. Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:19:42 GMT /crime-justice/2021-01-04/advocates-hope-texas-turns-a-corner-with-its-drivers-license-suspension-program Andrew Weber Municipal Court Hosts Clinic To Help Austinites Restore Driver's Licenses /transportation/2019-09-26/municipal-court-hosts-clinic-to-help-austinites-restore-drivers-licenses The Austin Municipal Court is hosting one last driver’s license recovery clinic Friday to help residents who have lost their licenses for failure to pay� Thu, 26 Sep 2019 22:46:29 GMT /transportation/2019-09-26/municipal-court-hosts-clinic-to-help-austinites-restore-drivers-licenses Samuel King New ID Standards Coming Soon To Austin Airport's Security Checkpoints /transportation/2019-09-12/new-id-standards-coming-soon-to-austin-airports-security-checkpoints Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials said they’re working to let airline passengers know new security standards are coming.ABIA and other� Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:06:34 GMT /transportation/2019-09-12/new-id-standards-coming-soon-to-austin-airports-security-checkpoints DaLyah Jones Texas Lawmakers OK A Bill To Repeal The State's License-Suspension Program /transportation/2019-05-15/texas-lawmakers-ok-a-bill-to-repeal-the-states-license-suspension-program Texas lawmakers have approved a repeal of the state’s Driver Responsibility Program, which suspends the licenses of drivers who haven't paid surcharges� Wed, 15 May 2019 20:31:13 GMT /transportation/2019-05-15/texas-lawmakers-ok-a-bill-to-repeal-the-states-license-suspension-program Andrew Weber Texas System For Putting Holds On Driver's Licenses Creates 'Cycle Of Poverty,' Nonprofit Says /texas/2019-04-08/texas-system-for-putting-holds-on-drivers-licenses-creates-cycle-of-poverty-nonprofit-says A national nonprofit says Texas� system for putting holds on driver licenses is unconstitutional and is threatening to take the state to court as� Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:01:00 GMT /texas/2019-04-08/texas-system-for-putting-holds-on-drivers-licenses-creates-cycle-of-poverty-nonprofit-says Andrew Weber Most Driver's License Suspensions In Texas Are Because Drivers Can't Afford To Pay Their Fines /crime-justice/2019-03-12/most-drivers-license-suspensions-in-texas-are-because-drivers-cant-afford-to-pay-their-fines Seven out of 10 driver's license suspensions in Texas are due to drivers' inability to pay fees and surcharges from courts and the Texas Department of� Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2019-03-12/most-drivers-license-suspensions-in-texas-are-because-drivers-cant-afford-to-pay-their-fines Andrew Weber