(a) An applicant for a license must submit photographs unless the applicant holds an unexpired Texas driver license or an unexpired Texas personal identification certificate.
(b) If an applicant is required to submit photographs, the applicant shall submit two recent identical photographs of the applicant to the department. The photographs must:
  (1) be passport style, unretouched prints and not snapshots, vending machine prints, or full length photographs;
  (2) be 2 inches by 2 inches in size and printed on photo quality paper;
  (3) be taken in normal light, with a contrasting white background;
  (4) present a clear, frontal image of the applicant and include the full face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head, including hair; and
  (5) be taken without eyeglasses.
(c) Unless worn daily for religious purposes, all hats or headgear must be removed for the photograph and no item or attire may cover or otherwise obscure any facial features, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Source Note: The provisions of this §6.13 adopted to be effective March 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1137; amended to be effective March 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 1440