IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 521.221.
in effect(a) For good cause the department may impose a restriction or require an endorsement suitable to the driver's license holder's driving ability. The restriction or endorsement may relate to:
(1) the type of motor vehicle that the holder may operate;
(2) a special mechanical control device required on a motor vehicle that the holder may operate;
(3) mechanical attachments, including glasses or an artificial limb, required on the person of the holder;
(4) an area, location, road, or highway in this state on which the holder is permitted to drive a motor vehicle;
(5) the time of day that the holder is permitted to operate a motor vehicle; and
(6) any other condition the department determines to be appropriate to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the holder.
(b) The department may issue a special restricted license or state the applicable restriction on the regular license.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed or without the endorsement required on the license issued to that person. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable under Section 521.461 .
(d) A court may dismiss a charge for a violation of this section if:
(1) the restriction or endorsement was imposed:
(A) because of a physical condition that was surgically or otherwise medically corrected before the date of the offense; or
(B) in error and that fact is established by the defendant;
(2) the department removes the restriction or endorsement before the defendant's first court appearance; and
(3) the defendant pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10.
(e) The department:
(1) shall remove a restriction that requires the license holder to wear corrective lenses for vision and mail to the license holder a new driver's license that does not include the restriction if the license holder submits to the department:
(A) a written statement from a licensed physician or optometrist verifying that the license holder's vision has been surgically corrected and the license holder no longer requires corrective lenses for vision; and
(B) the required fee;
(2) shall establish a process by which a person may submit to the department electronically or by mail the form and fee described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) may not mail a new driver's license under this subsection to a person whose driver's license record indicates that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62 , Code of Criminal Procedure.