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Texas State Identification Card Photo Requirements
Find out whether you need to make a photo for a state ID card, where the photo is taken, and what is known about renewing or replacing the card remotely.
Sources reviewed: October 18, 2026
Should you make a photo?
Do not prepare your own photo unless the agency or your transaction instructions specifically ask for one.
This page covers a state identification card. It does not automatically apply to driver licenses, learner permits, or every exception.
Issuing agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Where the photo is taken
Texas DPS takes your photo at the driver license office as part of an in-person ID card renewal.
Online or mail renewal and replacement
You can renew an ID card online, by phone, or by mail only if your last renewal was in person, you are 18 or older, you are a U.S. citizen with a Social Security number on record, and the ID expires within 2 years or expired less than 2 years ago. So every other renewal is in person. The page does not describe any way to upload a photo.
Photo law and rules
A photo-specific statute or rule for this credential has not yet been summarized on this page.