# Tex. Transportation Code § 521.168: PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CERTAIN FOSTER AND HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.168

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 521.168
- **Heading:** PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CERTAIN FOSTER AND HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.168

## Text

(a) Unless prohibited under Section 521.4265(c), the Texas Workforce Commission shall on request pay the fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, for a person who is:

(1) eligible for a driver's license fee exemption under Section 521.1811; or

(2) younger than 26 years of age and:

(A) was in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day before the person's 18th birthday; or

(B) is a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.

(b) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall establish a process by which:

(1) a person described by Subsection (a) may apply to that commission for the payment of fees under this section; and

(2) that commission pays fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, to appropriate entities on behalf of the person described by Subsection (a).

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.001 § 521.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.002 § 521.002. CONVENIENCE TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.003 § 521.003. ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.004 § 521.004. PENAL CODE REFERENCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.005 § 521.005. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.006 § 521.006. ADVERTISING IN DRIVER'S HANDBOOK AND DRIVER'S LICENSE MAILINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.007 § 521.007. TEMPORARY VISITOR STATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.007.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.008 § 521.008. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.008.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.009 § 521.009. PROGRAM REGARDING THE PROVISION OF RENEWAL AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.009.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.011 § 521.011. SERVICES INFORMATION FOR VETERANS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.011.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.012 § 521.012. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.012.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.013 § 521.013. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.013.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.014 § 521.014.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.014.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 521.015 § 521.015. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT ADOPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C521_S521.015.md)

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