Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 522.064. Notification of Previous Employment and Offenses

(a) A person who applies for employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the 10 years preceding the date of application:

(b) The applicant must certify that the information furnished is true and complete.  An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information.  Before an application is submitted, the employer shall inform the applicant that the information provided by the applicant under this section may be used, and the applicant's previous employers may be contacted, to investigate the applicant's work history.

(c) An employer shall require each applicant to provide the information specified by Subsections (a) and (b).