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Texas insurance glossary

TxDPS

TxDPS is the Texas Department of Public Safety, the agency that issues driver licenses, records suspensions, and receives SR-22 filings from carriers.

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It is established under Texas Government Code ch. 411. For an insurance reader its relevance is narrow and complete: it holds the driver record, it decides when a license is eligible again, and it receives every SR-22 and SR-26 a Texas carrier transmits.

It does not sell insurance, approve premiums or regulate carriers. That is the Texas Department of Insurance, and confusing the two sends people to the wrong agency with the wrong question.

A driver’s own record is shown by the DPS License Eligibility system rather than by any agency, including this one.

Sources: Tex. Gov’t Code ch. 411 — Department of Public Safety; Texas DPS — suspensions and reinstatements. Verified .

A definition, not legal advice and not a quote. Rules and figures change; confirm your own situation against the source named above, or with us, before you act on it. Last checked .

See also

  • TDI TDI is the Texas Department of Insurance, the state agency that licenses agents and carriers, reviews rates and policy forms, and publishes consumer guidance.
  • License Eligibility License Eligibility is the Texas DPS online system that shows a driver what is on their own record and what is required before a license becomes valid again.
  • SR-22 An SR-22 is a certificate a Texas insurer files with the Department of Public Safety to prove a driver carries at least the minimum liability coverage Chapter 601 requires.
  • Reinstatement fee A reinstatement fee is the amount the Texas Department of Public Safety charges before it will reissue a driver license that has been suspended or revoked.

Where this is handled

A definition does not file anything. When the suspension date is closer than the research, one independent agency on FM 1959 can transmit the SR-22 to the DPS and tell you what the state wants before you pay anyone anything.

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