To be able to drive legally and obtain a valid driver license in Texas, you should follow the below steps. GATHER the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: The most complicated and hardest part of obtaining a driver license is gathering all of the required documents. The rest is a piece of cake and only will take your some time. Now here, I will only list the required documents. But still, you will have to visit official website of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Apply for a Texas Driver License page. Since, gathering required documents may highly vary depending upon to type of individual's lawful presence and status in USA. 1- ID (Texas Identification Card, US passport, Permanent Resident Card, Foreign passport etc. ) 2- Social Security Number (SSN). If you have never had an SSN number, then you will be required to fill an affidavit stating that you do not have an SSN number. 3- U.S. citizenship or lawful presence status . 4- Texas Residency Docume...