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Texas Permit Test — State Rules flashcards

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Only what is specific to Texas: learner and provisional license rules, zero tolerance under 21, the texting and school-zone phone laws, Move Over or Slow Down, parking distances, school buses, speed limits, headlights, following distance and license suspensions. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Texas permit test — state rules · written against: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), revised January 2026, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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What is the minimum age for a Texas learner license?

A) 14
B) 15½
C) 16
D) 15

D) 15

A learner license (instruction permit) is available at 15 once the classroom phase of driver education is done.
Learner & Provisional License
Which phone use is illegal for every Texas driver, of any age, while the vehicle is moving?

A) Talking on a handheld phone anywhere in Texas
B) Calling with a hands-free headset
C) Following directions on a map app
D) Reading, writing or sending electronic messages

D) Reading, writing or sending electronic messages

The ban covers every driver, though a phone may still be used to get emergency help or report a crime, and a driver 18 or older may text hands-free.
Phones & Texting
How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Texas?

A) No closer than 10 feet
B) No closer than 20 feet
C) No closer than 15 feet
D) No closer than 30 feet

C) No closer than 15 feet

Fifteen feet is the hydrant rule; a crosswalk at an intersection gets 20 feet.
Parking Distances
A school bus on a Texas road is flashing alternating red lights. When may you pass it?

A) When it moves, you're waved on or the red lights stop
B) As soon as the door closes, even if the lights flash
C) After stopping for three seconds and looking both ways
D) If a painted center line lies between you and the bus

A) When it moves, you're waved on or the red lights stop

You must stop from either direction and stay stopped until the bus moves again, the driver signals you on, or the red lights stop.
School Buses
When must headlights be on in Texas?

A) From sunset to sunrise, and at no other time of the day
B) Only when it is raining hard, day or night
C) 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
D) Whenever other drivers have theirs on

C) 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise

They must be on from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and any time people or vehicles cannot be seen clearly for 1,000 feet.
Headlights
How many traffic convictions can lead Texas DPS to suspend the license of a driver 18 or older, after a hearing?

A) Four in 12 months or seven in 24
B) Two within any 12 months
C) Three within any 12 months
D) Three within any 36-month period

A) Four in 12 months or seven in 24

DPS may suspend for four or more moving-violation convictions in 12 months, or seven or more in 24 (seat-belt offenses do not count), only after offering a proper hearing, and reinstatement then requires a fee.
Suspensions & Safety Belts

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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Facts checked against the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Texas Department of Public Safety, revised January 2026, checked 2026-10-12; wording is original.
State rules also checked against the Texas Transportation Code (chapters 521, 541, 544, 545, 547, 724), Penal Code chapter 49 and Alcoholic Beverage Code chapter 106 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov, checked 2026-10-12.
Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the handbook and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the handbook says.
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