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Secondary and supporting options include original/certified birth certificates, consular birth reports, name/gender change court orders, and supporting items like a social security card and school records.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},305708,1790661264,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,113,118,122],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},17,40,"forms",{"id":114,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":119,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":55,"slug":121},21,"Paper Templates","papers-templates",{"id":123,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":125},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":127},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":128,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":22,"category_id":110,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":30,"language":135,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":139,"read_time":22},137451207643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","Steps to Getting Your Texas Learner License  \nBefore you can apply for your Texas Learner License, you must complete several steps. To make this process easy, we have outlined the steps and documents you need to get your Learner License:  \nStep One: Your parent must apply online for a Parent Taught Driver Education (PTDE) Program Guide at: [www.tdlr.texas.gov/driver/forms/DL92.pdf](www.tdlr.texas.gov/driver/forms/DL92.pdf. After)[. After](www.tdlr.texas.gov/driver/forms/DL92.pdf. After) approval, the program guide will be emailed to your parent.  \nStep Two: You must request a Verification of Enrollment and Attendance Form from your public or private school. Homeschoolers will have their parent sign the form. If you have graduated high school, you can show your diploma or GED certificate.  \nStep Three: You must pass the Official Texas Driving Knowledge Test, which is part of the Online Driving Professor Texas Parent-Taught Teen Driver Education Course.  \nStep Four: You must submit your Texas Driver Education Completion Certificate (Form DE-964), which you receive from Online Driving Professor, to prove you are enrolled in a parent-taught driver education (PTDE) course and successfully completed the first six (6) hours of driver education (Unit 1) .  \nStep Five: You must be at least 15 years old, and your parent instructor must accompany you to the Texas DPS Driver License Office.  \nStep Six: You must submit a completed Application for Driver License or Identification Card (Form DL-14A) found online or available at any Texas DPS Driver License Office with your parent or guardian’s signature of consent, and other important documents that are listed below.  \nTexas Learner License DPS Checklist  \nSchedule Appointment: to save time, go to the DPS website and schedule your appointment to avoid  \nwaiting in lines: [http://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/onlineScheduling.aspx](http://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/onlineScheduling.aspx)  \nProof of Identity: unexpired passport or birth certificate, and school ID card  \nSocial Security Card: bring your actual social security card with you  \nVerification of Enrollment and Attendance Form: obtained from your high school and signed by a school administrator, or a high school diploma or GED certificate if graduated, and home school parents may download and complete the VOE from the TDLR website [at:](at: www.tdlr.texas.gov)[ ](at: www.tdlr.texas.gov)[www.tdlr.texas.gov](at: www.tdlr.texas.gov)  \nPTDE Program Guide Receipt: DPS will ask for proof of purchase (the receipt) for the purchase of the PTDE Program Guide; a receipt was emailed to your parent when they purchased the guide online  \nCertificate of Driver Education (Form DE-964): requested from Online Driving Professor after successful completion of the first 6 hours of driver education (Unit 1) and the on-line Official Texas Driving Knowledge Test  \nTexas Residency Affidavit (Form DL-5): form available online at:  \n[www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-5.pdf](www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-5.pdf or)[ or](www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-5.pdf or) at your local Texas DPS Driver License Office  \nApplication for Texas Driver’s License (Form DL-14A): form available online at: [www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-14A.pdf](www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-14A.pdf or)[ or](www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-14A.pdf or) at any Texas DPS Driver License Office  \nTexas Learner License Fee: bring payment for $16 learner license fee payable by cash, credit, check, or money order  \nWhen you arrive at the Texas Driver License Office  \n􀀹 submit your required documents for review  \n􀀹 pass the vision test  \n􀀹 pay the $16 permit fee  \nList of Acceptable Documents  \nPrimary Proof of Identity  \n􀁸 Unexpired U.S. passport  \n􀁸 Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship  \n􀁸 U.S. Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)  \n􀁸 Permanent Resident Card (1-551)  \n􀁸 Temporary Resident identification Card (","cbCaiip5RAwTd2Ja","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiip5RAwTd2Ja","pdf",638592,"English","# Steps to Get Your Texas Learner License\n## Texas Learner License DPS Checklist\n## When You Arrive at the Texas Driver License Office\n## List of Acceptable Documents\n### Primary Proof of Identity\n### Secondary Proof of Identity\n### Supporting Proof of Identity\n### Proof of Texas Residency","[{\"question\":\"What are the main steps to apply for a Texas learner license?\",\"answer\":\"Complete parent-taught driver education steps, obtain the PTDE Program Guide, secure school enrollment/attendance verification (or diploma/GED), pass the official Texas driving knowledge test, and submit the DE-964 completion certificate. 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