Departamento de Licencias y Regulación de Texas
Cursos aprobados
Directorio de cursos en línea de seguridad vial y educación aprobados por el TDLR

Can You Take Defensive Driving Before Your Court Date, or Do You Wait for the Judge?

Should you take defensive driving before your Texas court date or wait for the judge’s permission? Here’s the safe order so your certificate actually counts.

Missed Your Court Date in Texas? Whether You Can Still Take Defensive Driving

Missed your Texas traffic court date? Here’s what happens next, how to reopen the case, and whether you can still request a defensive driving dismissal.

What to Bring and What to Say at a Texas Traffic Court Appearance

Walking into a Texas traffic court date? Here’s exactly what to bring, what to say when the judge asks how you plead, and how to request a defensive driving dismissal.

How to Request Deferred Disposition at Your Court Date in Texas

Defensive driving isn’t your only way to avoid a conviction. Here’s how to request deferred disposition at a Texas court date, what it costs, and how it ends in dismissal.

Guilty, No Contest, or Not Guilty: The Plea That Keeps Your Course Option Open in Texas

Which plea should you enter if you want to dismiss a Texas ticket with defensive driving? Here’s how guilty, no contest, and not guilty each affect your course option.

What Actually Happens at Your Texas Ticket Court Date — and Where Defensive Driving Fits

Nervous about a Texas traffic ticket court date? Here’s what really happens step by step, how to enter your plea, and where a defensive driving dismissal fits in.