Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts Calendar Year 2017

The Fatality Rate on Texas roadways for 2017 was 1.37 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles traveled. This is a 2.14% decrease from 2016. Texas experienced a decrease in the number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities. The 2017 death toll of 3,727 was a decrease of 1.77% from the 3,794 deaths recorded in 2016. There […]

House Bill 2847 Changes

When did the changes for instructor licenses go into effect? Per legislation (HB 2847), the changes in driver education instructor licensing went into effect September 01, 2019. Am I required to hold a teaching certificate to become a driver education instructor? No, you are not required to obtain a teaching certificate. The new requirements to […]

House Bill 105 Changes

  What changes to my curriculum do I need to make because of HB 105? HB 105 requires that all driver education courses and driving safety courses include information relating to oversize and overweight vehicles by September 01, 2020 What is the department requiring me to submit to show that I’ve updated my course regarding […]

House Bill 2048 Changes

Have the Parent Taught Instructor qualifications changed? Yes, per HB 2048, the qualifications will be updated to reflect moving violations in the last 3 years instead of points. The update includes: Three or more tickets (moving violations according to Transportation Code 521.304) Two tickets without accidents and one ticket with an accident; or Two or […]