Before you can start the behind-the-wheel instruction and in-car practice, you must first be issued a learner license from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
You must:
The following applicants must present additional documentation as follows:
Note: The teen's parent or legal guardian must be present when the teen applies for a learner license at the Driver License Office. If the teen’s parent, legal guardian, or a judge of a court with jurisdiction over the teen designated another adult to instruct the teen in the Parent Taught Driver Education course, that designated instructor must also be present when the teen applies for a learner license and the teen must submit a Parent Designation Form (this form can be found in the Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide).
After receiving your learner license, you may begin your behind-the-wheel driver's training and continue with the rest of the course.