If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle involved in a collision in this state does not have a driver's license or vehicle registration or is a nonresident, the person may not be issued a driver's license or registration until the person has complied with this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the collision, the person had a driver's license or registration.
Tex. Transp. Code § 601.006
APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN OWNERS AND OPERATORS
Known as the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
The act spans §§ 601.001 to 601.455 (104 sections).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.