Skip the DPS wait: find a third-party road test in Texas
Texas lets DPS-certified driver education schools give the official Class C driving test. The program “reduces the time you must wait to take your driving test,” according to DPS (source). DPS publishes the list of these schools as one long page grouped by county, with no prices (source). We sorted the list by metro and added each school's posted price where the school publishes one.
Road-test schools by metro
Dallas-Fort Worth
99 DPS-authorized road-test sites. 52 with a posted price, from $50.
Houston
132 DPS-authorized road-test sites. 46 with a posted price, from $75.
Austin
21 DPS-authorized road-test sites. 7 with a posted price, from $40.
San Antonio
14 DPS-authorized road-test sites. 2 with a posted price, from $120.
All of Texas
All 345 test sites on the DPS list, every county.
Who can test at a school instead of DPS?
| Your age | What DPS requires for a school-given test |
|---|---|
| 16–17 | DE-964/DEE-964 driver ed certificate, learner license held at least six months, ITTD video certificate dated within 90 days |
| 18–24 | DE-964/DEE-964 or ADE-1317/ADEE-1317 driver ed certificate, valid learner (restricted) license, ITAD video certificate dated within 90 days |
| 25+ | Valid learner (restricted) license and ITAD video certificate dated within 90 days. Driver ed not required for first-time applicants over 25. |
Source: DPS, Third Party Skills Testing Program. Rules summarized; read the DPS page before you book.
Where the data comes from
- Road-test sites: the official DPS TPST school list, retrieved October 21, 2026 (345 listings).
- License numbers and the full list of 905 current driver education licensees: TDLR's public license data files. Browse them on all Texas driver ed schools.
- Prices: only from each school's own website, with a link to the page. 115 of 345 test sites have a posted price we could find.
Download the data: tpst_sites.csv · schools.csv