Resources
Use this page to verify TexDDS public profiles, check the current Texas driving-safety-course fee language, and route course purchases through the customer-facing course catalog.
Texas law and fee reference
These are the source-backed fee and ticket-dismissal points TexDDS uses in customer copy. The purchase endpoints remain gated behind the Courses page.
HB 3012 / effective September 1, 2025
HB 3012 amended Texas Education Code 1001.352. The bill kept the at-least-$25 driving-safety-course fee and struck the prior separate $3 materials/admin fee language.
Struck language shown in the bill text: a fee of at least $3 for course materials.
Texas Education Code 1001.352
The current statute says a driving safety provider shall charge each student at least $25 for a driving safety course. TexDDS presents the online ticket-dismissal defensive driving course as a $25 flat course, with no added $3 fee and no electronic delivery fee.
TDLR notice / August 27, 2025
TDLR's 2025 provider notice explains that, effective September 1, 2025, Texas Education Code 1001.352 requires Driving Safety Providers to charge each student at least $25 before enrolling them in a course.
Ticket dismissal
A defensive driving course can be used for ticket dismissal only after the court tells the driver they are eligible. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 45A.352 covers the court deferral framework, and TDLR's student guidance tells drivers to get court approval before taking a course for dismissal.
Open TDLR student guidance Open Code of Criminal Procedure 45A.352
Driver record
DPS identifies the Type 3A record as the driver record type used for defensive driving. TexDDS offers Type 3A driver-record ordering support as a standalone option or discounted inside the ticket-dismissal bundle.
Provider status
TDLR lists Texas Defensive Driving School as a current Driving Safety Provider, license CP411. TDLR also notes that the provider directory verifies license status and is not an endorsement, recommendation, or advertisement.
TDLR's provider-license page says a driving safety provider license allows a provider to offer the six-hour driving safety course, and that licensed providers may offer online courses when the curriculum and administration meet law and rules.
Open TDLR provider search Open TDLR provider-license guidance
HB 1786 / program authority
HB 1786 transferred driver and traffic safety education from the Texas Education Agency and Department of Public Safety to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. That is why TexDDS points customers to TDLR licensing and provider-search sources for current provider verification.
TexDDS pricing practice
In its 40th anniversary year, TexDDS is tightening the customer experience around transparent pricing, visible license information, and easier verification across public profiles. The online course has been part of the business for years; the improvement is making the process cleaner for customers.
That approach keeps the customer path simple: see the license, choose the correct course option, complete the course online or attend a scheduled class, then download and print the completion material needed for the court or insurer.
Course experience
The online Texas Defensive Driving School course is built around video-based course content and mobile-friendly access, so customers can work through the course on a phone, tablet, or desktop.
There is no final exam. When customers need help, Randy and Gary Hensley are still the owners behind the course and customer service process.
Statewide safety context
TxDOT's 2024 crash facts recorded 4,150 traffic fatalities, 14,905 serious-injury crashes, 251,977 injured persons, and a reportable crash every 57 seconds on Texas roadways.
Review sources
Google and Yelp keep the newest customer comments on their live profiles. Trustpilot exposes exact review URLs, so its widget rotates directly linked public review cards.
Directory profiles
These links connect the same Texas Defensive Driving School presence across social networks, maps, BBB, video, and directory listings.
