Texas traffic tickets.
Texas has no points system. That does not mean tickets are free, and the thing that suspends licences here catches people who think they are.
How it works in Texas.
Municipal courts for city police citations, justice courts for county and DPS citations.
Texas traffic offences are criminal, Class C misdemeanours punishable by fine only, not civil infractions. That means a real prosecutor exists, which is why a pretrial conference is a genuine opportunity.
The Driver Responsibility Program
Repealed on 1 September 2019. Every surcharge past, present and future was wiped, and about a million suspensions were lifted
Four moving violation convictions in 12 months
Still suspends you under section 521.292(b)
Seven in 24 months
The same result
Ninety days by default
If you do not request a hearing
No points, but the dismissal costs as much as the conviction.
The Driver Responsibility Program was repealed on 1 September 2019, every surcharge past, present and future was wiped, and about a million suspensions were lifted. Texas genuinely has no points. But section 521.292(b) survived: four moving violation convictions in twelve months, or seven in twenty four, still suspends your licence, ninety days by default if you do not request a hearing.
Second, to get a ticket dismissed through the driving safety course you must first plead guilty or no contest and pay the full court costs. The dismissal costs about the same as the conviction. It just keeps the conviction off your record.
Common violations and what they carry.
Speeding
Fine only
Texas assigns no points to any offence. This is a criminal charge punishable by fine only.
Red light or stop sign
Fine only
Again fine only, and again no points.
No proof of financial responsibility
Fine only
One of the three most common charges written in this state.
Texas assigns no points to any offence. The point system was repealed on 1 September 2019. Standard Texas fine amounts by offence are not verified.
What actually helps here.
Driving Safety Course dismissal
Under CCP Art. 45A.352 you need a Texas licence, proof of financial responsibility, and no course completed in the twelve months before the offence.
Closed to speeding 95 mph or more, 25 mph or more over the limit, and CDL holders.
Changed 1 September 2025: SB 296 requires the written course request on or before the answer date, and one course now covers multiple charges from a single incident.
Deferred disposition, and the door that closes
Deferred disposition under Art. 45A.302 defers proceedings up to 180 days and dismisses on compliance.
Go to trial and lose, and deferred disposition and the driving safety course are both gone. The negotiation window shuts at trial.
On or before the appearance date printed on the citation
Frisco Municipal Court states twenty business days from the date of citation. Since 1 September 2025 the written driving safety course request must be made on or before the answer date.
Yes
CCP Art. 33.03 requires personal presence only in felonies and in misdemeanours carrying jail. Fine only traffic offences sit outside it.
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