Permian Basin

Midland-Odessa defensive driving and ticket dismissal.

Permian Basin oil, long work commutes, and Friday-night football bind Midland and Odessa together without making their courts interchangeable. Midland and Odessa use separate municipal courts and separate county systems, with different request instructions. In TxDOT’s 2024 city crash table, Midland recorded 2,704 crashes and Odessa 3,584, including 47 fatal crashes between them. Midland gives fourteen calendar days; Odessa's current 2026 standing orders control what the clerk can approve.

Start with the court on your citation.

If the citation names Midland Municipal Court, request DSC within 14 calendar days and do not pay the citation online first. If it names Odessa Municipal Court, use the separate Odessa card below instead.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Midland Municipal Court is printed on the citation and respond within 14 calendar days. Telephone contact does not count as an appearance.
  2. Check the listed eligibility and exclusions, then submit the request in person or by mail. Use the court portal only if your case itself displays a DSC option; ordinary payment is not the request.
  3. After court approval, return the court-copy certificate and Type 3-A driving record within 90 days. The detailed page was last updated in 2021, so confirm the current Texas-approved course terms with the court.

Published court address

201 E Texas Avenue
Midland, TX 79701
  • Use only a DSC option shown for the case; ordinary payment is not the request.

If the citation names Andrews Municipal Court, respond by the tenth day and use the court's current forms page to reach its notarized DSC request.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Andrews Municipal Court is printed on the citation and respond in person or by mail by the tenth day; a phone call is not an appearance.
  2. Use the current court forms page to open the notarized DSC request. Include the listed plea, license and insurance materials, and contact the court for the current amount.
  3. Wait for court approval. The linked form says to complete the course within 90 days and return the certificate and certified record by day 120, but the current court page controls the office address and current Texas-approved course terms.

Published court address

101 NW Avenue A
Andrews, TX 79714
  • The current court page controls the office address; contact the court before relying on the form's dated address or terminology.

If the citation names Big Spring Municipal Court, make the written DSC request on or before the appearance date and ask the court for the current completion deadline.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Big Spring Municipal Court is printed on the citation and respond within 14 days.
  2. Submit a written request by the appearance date with the required plea, Texas license, insurance and court costs; a phone call is not the request.
  3. Ask the court to confirm the current completion deadline and Texas-approved course requirement before enrolling.

Published court address

300 S Main Street, 3rd Floor
Big Spring, TX 79720
  • Confirm the current completion deadline and course requirement with the court.

If the citation names City of Crane Municipal Court, call that court for current DSC instructions before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that City of Crane Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call for the exact DSC request route, eligibility, current amount and due dates for the case.
  3. Do not treat the generic payment link as a DSC request.

Published court address

115 W 6th Street
Crane, TX 79731

If the citation names an Ector County Justice of the Peace, use the exact precinct printed on it. The county has four separate Justice Courts; contact only that named office before paying or requesting DSC.

Court checklist

  1. Read the exact Ector County precinct printed on the citation.
  2. Use the county directory and matching precinct page to contact only that named court.
  3. Ask that court for its current DSC request, amount and due dates before paying or enrolling. Do not select a precinct from your city, neighborhood, ZIP code or proximity.

If the citation names Kermit Municipal Court, call that court for current DSC instructions before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Kermit Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call for the exact DSC request route, eligibility, current amount and due dates.
  3. Do not treat generic citation payment as the DSC request.

If the citation names a Midland County Justice of the Peace, use the exact precinct printed on it. The county has four separate Justice Courts; contact only that named office before paying or requesting DSC.

Court checklist

  1. Read the exact Midland County precinct printed on the citation.
  2. Use the county directory and matching precinct page to contact only that named court.
  3. Ask that court for its current DSC request, amount and due dates before paying or enrolling. Do not select a precinct from your city, neighborhood, ZIP code or proximity.

If the citation names Monahans Municipal Court, call that court for current DSC instructions before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Monahans Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call for the exact DSC request route, eligibility, current amount and due dates.
  3. Do not treat Certified Payments as the DSC request.

Published court address

1216 E Sealy
Monahans, TX 79756

If the citation names Odessa Municipal Court, request DSC by the appearance date with the listed plea, license, insurance and court-directed costs, then complete the approved case within 90 calendar days.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Odessa Municipal Court is printed on the citation. Make the written guilty-or-no-contest request no later than the initial appearance or IA2 hearing.
  2. Provide the listed license or qualifying military-family status, signed affidavit, current insurance and court-directed costs. The standing orders list violations that the clerk cannot approve at the window.
  3. After court approval, return the signed, unaltered court-copy certificate and a DPS-certified driving record issued after the offense within 90 calendar days. Generic citation search or payment is not the request.

Published court address

201 N Grant Avenue
Odessa, TX 79761

If the citation names City of Stanton Municipal Court, call through the current City contact for current DSC instructions before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that City of Stanton Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call for the exact DSC request route, eligibility, current amount and due dates.
  3. Do not treat the generic payment portal as a DSC request. Use the posted mailing address unless the court gives you a current street address.

Published court address

P.O. Box 370
Stanton, TX 79782-0370

After the court says yes

Use the approval and due date the court gives you.

TexDDS provides the TDLR-licensed six-hour online course. The court named on the citation controls eligibility, acceptance, fees, and the final completion packet.

No separate $3 materials fee: HB 3012 removed the prior separate materials/admin fee language effective September 1, 2025, and TexDDS charges no electronic delivery fee. Read the fee update.

Provider: Texas Defensive Driving School, TDLR license CP411

View the $25 course