Tex. Occ. Code § 451.157
(a) The department may issue a temporary license to an applicant if the applicant satisfies:
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.160, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 724 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 5, eff. June 12, 2023.