Key facts
- Texas reinstated a ban on commercial driver's licenses for temporary agricultural workers.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety will now offer CDL license and permit knowledge tests only in English.
- The Spanish option for CDL knowledge tests has been removed.
Texas has reinstated a ban on commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) for temporary agricultural workers. This action was taken shortly after the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that CDL license and permit knowledge tests would henceforth be offered exclusively in English. Previously, a Spanish option was available for these tests. The reinstatement of the ban on licenses for agricultural workers came hours after this announcement regarding the language of the tests.