State Journal

A new Texas law intended to exempt home-school students from driver-education courses may allow all of the state's 16-year-olds to skip the class.

Until this year, students were required to pass a course at their high school or a private driving school to get a Texas license. But many parents who school their children at home complained.

Rep. Jim Horn, a Republican, sponsored an amendment to allow parents to sign off on their children's driving competence in order to get a license. (Texas does not require a road test.) Many public schools would not admit the home-school students to their driving classes. Beyond that, some rural parents had to drive 100 miles to the nearest private driving school. "People are so joyous they could hug me, because they can't afford [the private school], and their kids need the license to get to...