Like the topic says, Can you renew your fishing license with an expired D/L?

no

Yes sir. Driving is not a requirement for fishing.Social Security # is a must.

YES,NO..... hrmmmm i was thinking the same thing.....still not sure... i will go by the majority.... more help please.. thanks

Yes, you sure can, provided you don;t have any back child support payments or warrants out showing up at the State level,

Just go by Academy or other retailer who sells them. Do you have your expired license? If so, just take that with you. Or memorize you driver's license number and go in and give it to the cashier. You're already in TP&WD's puter so either method will work.

They can even look you up by your last name and address.

located here is everything you need to know regarding licensing in Texas....



Where to Get Information and Licenses

Recreational hunting and fishing licenses and stamp endorsements are available at approximately 1,700 locations throughout the state in addition to the offices listed below. These locations include sporting goods stores, gun shops, department stores, discount stores, bait and tackle shops, grocery stores, and many other types of stores. Some commercial hunting and fishing licenses are available ONLY at the Austin Headquarters and offices listed below. For added convenience, recreational licenses may be purchased by phone or through the Internet with approved Visa, Discover, or MasterCard. A $5 administrative fee will be charged for those sales. Many licenses may be purchased for immediate use except where tagging is required, i.e., deer and turkey.

Buying Licenses

On-line License Sales
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(800) 792-1112 (toll-free) or (512) 389-4800 � 8 a.m.�5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Closed Saturday, Sunday and most holidays.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters � 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Regional & Field Law Enforcement Offices

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Please be advised, at this time TPWD offices are unable to accept credit cards for all boat/outboard motor transactions.

Abilene � 281 N. Willis, Abilene, TX 79603; 325/673-3333
Amarillo � 203 W. Eighth, Suite 200, Amarillo, TX 79101; 806/379-8900
Austin (Headquarters) � 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744; 512/389-4828
Beaumont � 5550-K Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, TX 77708; 409/892-8666
Brownsville � 5460 Paredes Line Road, Suite 201, Brownsville, TX 78526; 956/546-1952
Brownwood � 301 Main St., Suite D, Brownwood, TX 76801; 325/646-0440
College Station � 12815 FM 2154 (Wellborn Road), Suite 160, College Station, TX 77845; 979/696-4148
Corpus Christi � 5541 Bear Lane, Suite 232, Corpus Christi, TX 78405; 361/289-5566
El Paso � 401 East Franklin, Suite 520, El Paso, TX 79901; 915/834-7050
Fort Worth � 5400 Airport Freeway, Suite E, Fort Worth, TX 76117; 817/831-3128
Freeport � (9 a.m.�1 p.m.) � 210 W. First Street, Suite C, Freeport, TX 77541; 979/233-7968 (boat registration not available at Freeport office)
Garland � 346 Oaks Trail, Suite 100, Garland, TX 75043; 972/226-9966
Houston (North) � 350 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77060; 281/931-6471
Houston (South) � 10101 Southwest Freeway, Suite 206, Houston, TX 77074; 713/779-8977
Kerrville � 309 Sidney Baker South, Kerrville, TX 78028; 830/257-7611
LaMarque � 14037 Delany Road, LaMarque, TX 77568; 409/933-1947
Laredo � 5119 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 78041; 956/718-1087
Lubbock � 1702 Landmark Lane, Suite 1, Lubbock, TX 79415; 806/761-4930
Lufkin � Old Texas Plaza, 4100 S. Medford Drive, Suite 204B, Lufkin, TX 75901; 936/632-1311
Midland � 4500 W. Illinois, Suite 307, Midland, TX 79703; 432/520-4649
Mount Pleasant � 212 S. Johnson, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455; 903/572-7966
Rockport � 715 S. Highway 35, Rockport, TX 78382; 361/790-0312
Rusk � 580 W. Sixth St., Rusk, TX 75785; 903/683-2511
San Angelo � 3407 S. Chadbourne, San Angelo, TX 76903; 325/651-4844
San Antonio � 858 W. Rhapsody, San Antonio, TX 78216-2600; 210/348-7375
Temple � 3615 South General Bruce Drive, Temple, TX 76504; 254/778-8913
Tyler � 3330 S. Southwest Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701; 903/534-0388
Victoria � 2805 N. Navarro, Suite 600-A, Victoria, TX 77901; 361/575-6306
Waco � 1601 E. Crest Drive, Waco, TX 76705; 254/867-7951
Wichita Falls � 100 FreMar Valley, Wichita Falls, TX 76301; 940/723-7327
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I saw a fella get picked up one time in WM by the local authorities. The cashier and manager kept stalling for about 15 minutes while he, and several others behind him, were waiting to get a fishing or hunting license. I don't know what popped up on the screen when they scanned his driver's license, but I'm guessing it wasn't very good.

I've seen them do that at the tax-assessor/collector's office, but they only had to stall for maybe 1-2 mins before a couple dudes walked up and cuffed 'em. Of course it helps if you have a ton of LE in the building.

I'll bet the guy you saw go down had warrant(s). bad ones.

If you don't have a DL then you'll probably need a Texas ID card. I had to get one for my son, after he was caught by the GW without a pictured ID.

It depends on the clerk. Clerks are supposed to ask for valid ID. Is an expired license a valid ID? Some could care less while others will not issue a license. The same applies to cashing a check. In all the hundreds of licenses I issued I never got a terminal message telling me a warrant was issued. There is no place in the screen format for that, so it must be a special screen. I too wonder what popped up to notify the clerk to stall for the police.

I did this year at Walmart. I did not realize it at the time, as I never really pay attention to my DL. My DL expired 8/6/2010. I bought the Fishing license the last day of August. They didn't even ask about it.

I highly doubt your Academy or WalMart cashier is going to notice that your license is expired, and they're even less likely to care.

Have you considered renewing your DL?

already renewed it with confirmation, but they still havent sent me my new hard license....weird... they said sometimes austin gets tied up and takes some time for them to get it out... was just asking, because i fish every year... would hate to miss out on some good fishing days because of the system lag...

thank you for all of everyones info.... very helpful.... most apreciated!