Just as airlines are now requiring REAL IDs to hop on a flight, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced it’s rolling ...

Beginning May 7, 2025, REAL ID-compliant driver licenses will be one of several valid forms of identification people will need to have to travel by air in the United States.

What about REAL ID cards in Texas? Texas started issuing driver’s licenses and state IDs that meet the REAL ID requirements on October 10, 2016, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

This time next year travelers will be required to have a Real ID to fly in Texas. The Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025 to give residents ...

Some states have already implemented REAL ID requirements. For example, Texas began issuing REAL ID compliant cards on October 10, 2016.

By May 7, all Texas-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards must be REAL ID compliant to fly domestically in the U.S. and access federal facilities.

As Texas drivers adjust to a new law eliminating vehicle safety inspections in 2025, air travelers should also be aware of a new requirement taking effect this spring.

The REAL ID Act claims to enhance safety with additional requirements for legal identification, but it might add burdens.

HOUSTON — It's 2020, and that means the deadline is nearing for air travelers to make sure their identification is in compliance with legal requirements or risk being turned away at the airport ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - As the May 7 REAL ID deadline approaches in three weeks, DPS offices are becoming heavily booked with appointments for driver license and ID renewals. But most Texans are already ...