“Effective immediately, an applicant for initial registration or renewal must present certain photo identification.
The initial registrations and renewals of special registrations listed below require one of the following identification documents:
(1) driver's license or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;
(2) United States or foreign passport;
(3) United States military identification card;
(4) North Atlantic Treaty Organization identification or identification issued under a Status of Forces Agreement;
(5) United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or United States Department of State identification document; or
(6) a valid, unexpired license to carry a handgun issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
1. Military service members serving out of state and domiciled in Texas
2. International Registration Plan
3. Non-resident Agricultural Permit
4. Annual Permits
5. 72 and 144 Hour Permits
6. Temporary Registration (One Trip or 30-Day)
For all other initial registrations and renewals, an applicant must provide one of the following identification documents:
(1) driver's license or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;
(2) United States or foreign passport; or
(3) a valid, unexpired license to carry a handgun issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
For purposes of this RTB:
A “United States or foreign passport” is (A) an unexpired passport or passport card issued by the United States government; or (B) an unexpired passport issued by the government of another country with: (i) a stamp or mark affixed by the United States Department of Homeland Security onto the passport to evidence and authorize lawful admission into the United States; and (ii) a current permanent resident card or unexpired immigrant visa issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security; and
A “driver's license or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States” is a valid, unexpired driver's license or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States that complies with the minimum document requirements and issuance standards for federal recognition under the REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13.
For renewal of registration, renewal applicants will have to verify their personal identity through one of the documents described above. This verification can be done either through the Texas-by-Texas interface, which can verify that an applicant has a valid Texas driver’s license, or by presenting the identification documents in-person or by mail to your county tax assessor-collector.”
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
