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  89R1588 AJZ-D     By: Bucy H.B. No. 566       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to required proof of lawful presence in the United States   for issuance of a driver's license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 521.1425, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:           (e)     For purposes of issuing or renewing a driver's license,   the department must accept as satisfactory proof that an applicant   is authorized to be in the United States under Section 521.142(a)   the following documents:                 (1)     immigration documentation with an alien number or   I-94 number, including a form I-797 indicating the applicant has:                       (A)  a pending I-485;                       (B)     a pending application for adjustment,   extension, or change of status;                       (C)     a pending petition for nonimmigrant worker   status; or                       (D)  another pending category;                 (2)  an employment authorization document;                 (3)     both a valid immigrant visa presented within one   year of endorsement and an unexpired foreign passport; and                 (4)     the applicant's unexpired foreign passport   presented with both a current border crossing card and an I-94   number.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a driver's license issued or renewed under Chapter 521,   Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.