Texas
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Licenses and IDs
Renew a driver licenseFind out in 3 questions if you can skip the trip and renew online.Fee about $33 · 10 min online, or 1 visitReplace a lost or stolen licenseLost it, or it was stolen? See if you can order a copy online.Fee about $11 · 10 min online, or 1 visitGet a learner permitFor new drivers 15 and up. The permit always starts at an office.Fee about $16 under 18 · 1 visitTake the driving testAt a DPS office or an approved driving school. Check you have everything first.Fee No extra fee beyond the license application: $16 under 18, $33 from 18 · 1 visitChange your addressTexas asks you to update it within 30 days of moving.Fee about $11 for a new card, or free without one · 5 min onlineMoving to TexasLicense within 90 days, car registered within 30. In the right order.Fee about $33 license, plus car fees · 2 to 3 visitsGet a REAL IDCheck your card for the star in 1 minute before you book anything.Fee same as your renewal · 1 visit, if you need it
Your car
Renew car registrationMost renewals take 10 minutes online. Check in 3 questions.Fee $51.75 plus county and other fees · 10 min onlineBuy or sell a carTitle transfer, sales tax, plates and the seller's notice. 2 questions.Fee 6.25% sales tax plus a $28 or $33 title fee · Within 30 days of the saleEmissions testNo safety inspection since 2025. See if your car still needs an emissions test.Fee Up to $18.50, or $11.50 in some counties · Within 90 days before you renew