37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.25 – Address

The address requirement for a driver license and identification certificate is:

(1) The applicant's Texas residence address must be given. A business address is not acceptable. Applicants may be required by the department to provide proof satisfactory to the department to establish the Texas residence address provided. All documents must be verifiable.
(2) The complete street address including apartment numbers and such terms as street, circle, drive, or court should be used whenever possible. The city, state, zip code, and type of residence must be shown as part of the address on all applications for driver licenses and identification certificates. The zip code may be a five or nine digit number until such time as the nine digit number is required by the department or postal authorities. In rural areas, route number and box number should be given.
(3) The application form also provides space for a mailing address. If there is no mail delivery at the address shown, then a post office box number or other mailing address must be shown in conjunction with the Texas residence address provided. If an applicant has a mailing address in addition to the Texas residence address, which may include post office boxes or other mailing locations, it may be provided in this space.
(4) A general delivery address must not be used except in very small communities when no street or route addresses are available.
(5) A post office box number is not acceptable if a better address can be obtained. The post office box number may only be listed in addition to a Texas residence address.
(6) Military personnel and the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces should give a complete address such as: John Henry Smith, Co. B, 25th Inf., Camp Barkeley, Abilene, Texas. If a member of the armed forces or the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces has a residence address in Texas, it should be provided and used. A member of the armed forces and the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces may provide a residence address outside of Texas.
(7) The department shall conduct an audit of driver license and identification certificate address information provided by driver license customers. This audit shall:
1. (A) Validate that the addresses being reviewed are residential addresses; and/or
2. (B) Determine if the same address has been provided by ten (10) or more driver license or identification certificate holders.
(8) The department may require each driver license or identification certificate holder whose address of record is being audited to present documentation required by §15.49 of this title (relating to Proof of Domicile) and §16.7 of this title (relating to Proof of Domicile) to demonstrate the holder resides at the address of record. An acceptable list of documentation may be found in §15.49 and §16.7.
(9) The department shall cancel any driver license or identification certificate issued to a person who does not prove that he/she resides at the address on record.
(10) Peace officers, as defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 2.12, may use an alternate address on their driver license under Texas Transportation Code, §521.1211. The alternate address will be the street address of the courthouse in the county of the officer's residence. An eligible officer must:
1. (A) Apply in person for an original or duplicate driver license and surrender any other driver license issued to the applicant by the department or another state. No online transactions will be allowed for issuance of duplicate or renewed licenses issued under this paragraph.
2. (B) Present a license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and a Peace Officer Identification Card and Badge issued by the officer's employing agency to establish eligibility.
3. (C) Provide the actual current residence address for department records and mailing purposes.
4. (D) Not later than 30 days after the license holder ceases to be a peace officer, apply to the department for issuance of a duplicate license that displays the person's actual current residence address.
5. (E) Not later than 30 days after a name change and/or residence address change, notify the department of the change and obtain a duplicate license.
6. (F) Pay the required fee for changes to the driver license.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.25 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective July 24, 1992, 17 TexReg 4960; amended to be effective October 24, 1996, 21 TexReg 10217; amended to be effective February 15, 2000, 25 TexReg 1125; amended to be effective September 19, 2006, 31 TexReg 8007; amended to be effective May 20, 2008, 33 TexReg 4008; amended to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8784; amended to be effective September 18, 2011, 36 TexReg 5943; amended to be effective April 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 2429; amended to be effective March 5, 2015, 40 TexReg 938; amended to be effective March 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1150.