Northeast Texas

Texarkana defensive driving and ticket dismissal.

State Line Avenue and the shared Texarkana name make the Texas-Arkansas boundary part of everyday life, even though the courts stay separate. Texarkana shares a name and a state line, but its Texas and Arkansas courts are separate—and only a Texas court can approve a Texas DSC request. In TxDOT’s 2024 city crash table, Texarkana, Texas recorded 1,267 crashes, including 2 fatal crashes and 14 suspected-serious-injury crashes. Bowie County has five active Justice Courts; Precinct 4 is closed.

Start with the court on your citation.

If the citation names Texarkana, Texas Municipal Court, the current city guidance requires a valid Texas driver license or permit. Contact the court for the current request deadline, amount and documents before enrolling or paying. This Texas process does not apply to an Arkansas citation.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Texarkana, Texas Municipal Court is printed on the citation. If it names an Arkansas court or a Bowie County Justice Court, use that exact court instead.
  2. Ask the Texas municipal court to confirm your eligibility, request deadline, current amount and required documents before enrolling.
  3. Do not use ordinary fine payment or a deferred-disposition route as a DSC request.

Published court address

100 N. Stateline, Box 1
Texarkana, TX 75501
  • This is ordinary fine-payment information, not a DSC request route; contact the court first.

Use this card only when the citation names a Bowie County Justice Court and prints the precinct and place. The county lists five active offices: Precinct 1 Place 1, Precinct 1 Place 2, Precinct 2, Precinct 3 and Precinct 5. Precinct 4 is closed and is not a selectable court.

Court checklist

  1. Match the exact Bowie County precinct and place printed on the citation. Do not choose an office from your city, ZIP code, residence or proximity.
  2. For Precinct 1 Place 2, start with the live court page and its officially linked 2020 DSC request. Confirm the current amount and submission route before sending anything.
  3. For Precinct 2, start with the live court page and its officially linked 2019 DSC request. Call the court before paying online or submitting the form.
  4. For Precincts 1 Place 1, 3 and 5, call the exact office for current DSC instructions because no current court-backed workflow was found.
  • This officially backlinked form is dated 2020; confirm current terms, amount and submission route with Precinct 1 Place 2.
  • This officially backlinked form is dated 2019; confirm current terms, amount and submission route with Precinct 2 before paying.

If the citation names Hooks Municipal Court, use the current Texas court directory to contact that exact court and confirm whether DSC is available before enrolling or paying.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Hooks Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call the court for current DSC eligibility, request steps, deadline and amount.
  3. Do not use an ordinary payment site as a DSC request.

Published court address

P.O. Box 37
Hooks, TX 75561-0037

If the citation names Nash Municipal Court, the city's current page says a moving-violation defendant may be eligible for defensive driving. Contact the court by the deadline printed on the citation and obtain approval before enrolling or paying.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Nash Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Call the court by the citation deadline for current eligibility, request steps and amount.
  3. Do not substitute full payment or a payment plan for a DSC request.

Published court address

P.O. Box 520
Nash, TX 75569-0520

If the citation names New Boston Municipal Court, contact that exact court for the current DSC route before enrolling or paying. The current city court page does not publish DSC instructions.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that New Boston Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Ask the municipal court clerk for current DSC eligibility, deadline, request materials and amount.
  3. Do not use the linked ordinary citation-payment route as a DSC request.

Published court address

108 North Center
New Boston, TX 75570
  • Ask for extension 6.

If the citation names Wake Village Municipal Court, use the current Texas court directory to contact that exact court and confirm whether DSC is available before enrolling or paying.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that Wake Village Municipal Court is printed on the citation.
  2. Contact the court for current DSC eligibility, request materials, deadline and amount.
  3. Enroll only after that court approves the request.

Published court address

P.O. Box 3776
Wake Village, TX 75501

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