37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.45
An application for original, renewal, or duplicate driver license or personal identification certificate must include the thumbprints of the applicant or, if the thumbprints cannot be taken, the index fingerprints of the applicant. This section does not apply to an applicant who is permitted and utilizes an alternative method for renewing or duplicating a driver license or identification certificate.
Source Note:The provisions of this §15.45 adopted to be effective October 24, 1996, 21 TexReg 10218; amended to be effective December 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 9913.