News article on Texas drivers licenses for foreign nationals

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/18/1118license.html
Along with refusing to issue driver's licenses to people who cannot prove lawful status in the US, DPS has proposed issuing a different style of license to foreign nationals. The licenses will be valid only until the person's legal status expires. Immigrants whose legal status is scheduled to expire in less than six months cannot get a license or ID card at all. As we all know, it is extremely difficult to manage without a car in Texas. Preventing someone from getting a driver's license because, e.g. their status expires in less than 6 months, or because a time-filed extension has not yet been approved, is enormously frustrating for many people