Texas stiffens driver's license rules

Published: Oct. 10, 2008 at 12:54 AM

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Texas has adopted new driver's license regulations that require all immigrants to show proof of legal status.

Licenses granted to legal residents will also show their status, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman reported. They will have the words "Temporary Visitor" on the face with the visa-expiration debate and the photo will have a vertical orientation, instead of the horizontal ones on licenses issued citizens.

The rules also apply to state identification cards. Only people in the United States for at least six months will be able to get licenses or cards.

Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the state had only required proof of identity, not of citizenship or legal status.

"We must ensure that this privilege is not abused by those seeking to enter our country illegally," Gov. Rick Perry said. "The safety of Texans remains a paramount concern of my administration, and these new guidelines will provide additional security."

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
NHL: Atlanta 5, New York Rangers 3 (10 min)
Riggleman introduced as Nationals skipper (20 min)
NHL: Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 1 (27 min)
Kim leads in Ochoa Invitational (48 min)
COL BKB: Ohio State 72, James Madison 44 (53 min)
Rose leads season's final PGA Tour event (54 min)
Warhol painting sells for $43.7M
fark
Verizon has found a way to charge you for accidental keystrokes
Coming to a hipster douche near you: 1890s fashion. 'Cause nothing says "manly" like knee socks,...
Tennessee man found asleep in a ditch with a loaded rifle and a bottle of moonshine
If there are aliens on other worlds, did Jesus die for their sins, too? After all, every Gelgamek...
Murder suspect tells jury he has the cure for global warming, knows how to win in Afghanistan, and...
...and when they covered the Jews' cars in sticky-notes I said nothing, because I was not a Jew