Tex. Transportation Code § 521.183
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.183, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.183. SURRENDER OF DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is not entitled to receive a driver's license until the person surrenders to the department each personal identification certificate in the person's possession that was issued by this state.
(b) A person is not entitled to receive a personal identification certificate until the person surrenders to the department each driver's license in the person's possession that was issued by this state.
(b) A person is not entitled to receive a personal identification certificate until the person surrenders to the department each driver's license in the person's possession that was issued by this state.
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