$25 Texas Defensive Driving Course
The online defensive driving course is $25. Your court decides whether it can be used for ticket dismissal.
View courseTDLR Driving Safety Provider CP411
Texas Defensive Driving School is a family-run, TDLR-licensed driving safety provider (license CP411) in San Angelo, offering online defensive driving for ticket dismissal and insurance discounts across Texas.
Family-Run Texas Defensive Driving From San Angelo Since 1986
Lifetime student count reported by Gary Hensley, confirmed October 22, 2026.
Course pricing
The online defensive driving course is $25. Your court decides whether it can be used for ticket dismissal.
View courseDriver record ordering support is separate. Bundle it with the course and the driver record is $5 off.
View bundleA separate defensive-driving option for insurance-discount requests.
View insurance courseAlready finished your course or only need the certified driving record? Order the record on its own.
View driver recordLocal court guidance
Start with the court named on your citation. Each guide keeps the local instructions and official sources together.
Before you enroll
For a ticket, get permission from the court named on your citation before enrolling. Complete the licensed course, then return your certificate and any other required documents by the court's deadline. For an insurance discount, ask your insurer which course it accepts before you buy. Our Texas ticket-dismissal guide explains each step.
$25 course: court permission first.
$15 insurance course: insurance discounts only.
Course experience: video-based, mobile-friendly, no final exam.
San Angelo roots
David L. Hensley, a retired Texas DPS highway officer, started the school in San Angelo. His sons Randy and Gary carry it forward with online courses across Texas and scheduled classes at the original Sherwood Way classroom.

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The online defensive driving course is $25. There is no $3 fee and no electronic delivery fee. If your court also wants a Type 3A driver record, the course and record bundle is $44.95. The insurance-discount course is a separate $15 option.
Yes. TDLR lists Texas Defensive Driving School as a current Driving Safety Provider, license CP411. You can check the license on TDLR’s provider search. TDLR notes that its directory verifies license status and is not an endorsement.
Only if your court approves it. The court named on your citation decides eligibility, court costs, deadlines and which documents to turn in. Get the court’s permission before you sign up.
Yes. Texas Defensive Driving School offers a separate $15 insurance-discount course. Ask your insurer whether it accepts defensive driving for a discount before you buy. The insurance course does not dismiss a ticket.
Many courts ask for a certified Type 3A driver record, so follow your court’s instructions. Texas DPS identifies Type 3A as the record used for defensive driving. You can order it on its own for $24.95 or add it to the course in the $44.95 bundle.
Yes. The online course is video-based and works on a phone, tablet or computer. There is no final exam.
Yes. Scheduled or appointment-based classes are held at the original classroom, 3114 Sherwood Way, San Angelo, TX 76901. Call 325-942-1937 for the next class date.
Randy and Gary Hensley. Their father, David L. Hensley, a retired Texas Department of Public Safety highway officer, started the school in San Angelo in 1986. Randy has been involved in defensive driver training since 1987, and Gary has taught classroom defensive driving since 1992.
Yes. The online course is available to eligible drivers in all 254 Texas counties. Your court still decides whether you can use it for ticket dismissal. Find your court’s steps in the Texas city and court guides.
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