Driver Education and Safety News Articles

TDLR has completed its review of student records for the Driving School of Mansfield and I Drive Driving Academy and created a Verification of Instruction letter based off those records. Students affected by the closure will use this letter instead of the required DE-964 certificate.   The following schools have offered to help displaced students:… Read More about Driving School of Mansfield and I Drive Driving Academy – School Closure

Beginning August 19, 2024, Driving Safety Providers will order driving safety certificate numbers and upload student completion data using the new Online Licensing System.  Providers will not be able to order driving safety certificate numbers between August 5, 2024, through August 18, 2024. Certificate Orders will not be processed at all during the transition phase. If you are… Read More about Driving Safety Providers: Changes to Certificate Ordering System and Driving Safety Student Data Uploads

I Drive Driving Academy On Thursday, February 15, 2023, the department received a tip that C3435 IDrive Driving Academy located in Mansfield Texas closed without notification to parents and to the department. The records will be delivered to the department at the beginning of April. Once the records are processed, they will be mailed to… Read More about Closed Driver Education Schools

Providers can now apply and renew online. TDLR has created a series of step-by-step help documents to guide you through using the new online licensing system.

On March 12, 2020, March 31, 2020, and May 21, 2020, TDLR enacted temporary distance education provisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These temporary provisions allowed licensed in-person driver education schools and in-person driving safety schools to offer distance education because many schools could not provide in-person classes under state or local COVID-19 restrictions…. Read More about Distance Education Temporary Provisions Expire November 1st