Tex. Transportation Code § 521.024
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.024, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.024. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN COMMON CARRIERS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while that vehicle is in use as a public or common carrier of persons unless the person is licensed to operate the vehicle.
(b) A person may not operate a taxicab unless the person is at least 18 years of age.
(b) A person may not operate a taxicab unless the person is at least 18 years of age.
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