Bell County / Fort Cavazos

Killeen-Temple defensive driving and ticket dismissal.

Fort Cavazos, Killeen's military community, and Temple's medical hub anchor two different cities inside the same Bell County travel shed. Killeen and Temple run separate municipal courts, and Bell County adds six Justice Court precinct-and-place routes. In TxDOT’s 2024 city crash table, Killeen recorded 2,024 crashes and Temple recorded 1,765. If you use a non-Texas license or military documentation, confirm eligibility with the court before enrolling.

Start with the court on your citation.

If the citation names Killeen Municipal Court of Record, use its signed and notarized DSC request with your plea, qualifying license, insurance naming you as a driver and $144, or $169 for a school-zone citation. The form does not state a request deadline or completion period, so confirm both with the court before paying or enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Killeen Municipal Court of Record. Temple citations use the separate Temple card below.
  2. Complete the signed and notarized request with your guilty-or-no-contest plea, qualifying license, insurance and current amount. Use the court's current 76541 office ZIP.
  3. Ask the court to confirm your deadline and completion requirements. Choose the distinct DSC option for your case rather than ordinary full payment.

Published court address

200 E Avenue D, Suite 1
Killeen, TX 76541
  • Use the current court page's 76541 office ZIP and confirm timing before relying on the form.

If the citation names a Bell County Justice of the Peace, use both the exact precinct and place printed on it. Bell County lists six separate Justice Courts. Contact only that named office for its current DSC eligibility, amount, deadline and completion terms.

Court checklist

  1. Read the exact Bell County precinct and place printed on the citation.
  2. Use the county directory to open only that named office. Do not choose a court from your city, ZIP code, residence, Fort Cavazos or the closest courthouse.
  3. Ask that exact court for its current DSC instructions before paying or taking a course. One precinct's process does not apply countywide.

If the citation names Belton Municipal Court, contact or appear within 10 working days and request DSC by mail, in person or through an eligible online case option before the initial appearance. The court lists $144, or $169 for a school-zone citation. Confirm the completion requirements before enrolling.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Belton Municipal Court and respond within 10 working days. A phone call alone is not an appearance.
  2. Request DSC by mail, in person or through an eligible case option with your Texas license, insurance naming you as a driver and current amount.
  3. Confirm your completion deadline before enrolling. If using the portal, choose a DSC option shown for the case rather than ordinary full payment.

Published court address

100 S Davis Street
Belton, TX 76513
  • Choose the DSC option only if the case shows it; ordinary full payment is not the request.

If the citation names Copperas Cove Municipal Court, submit the plea, qualifying license, insurance and $144, or $169 for a school-zone citation, by the appearance date. Approved drivers receive 90 days for the signed court-copy certificate and certified driving record.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Copperas Cove Municipal Court and use the appearance date printed on it.
  2. Submit the guilty-or-no-contest plea, qualifying license, insurance and current amount. One course may dismiss only one violation from a citation.
  3. Return the signed court-copy certificate and certified Texas driving record within 90 days. The city's multi-county footprint does not select a county Justice Court.

Published court address

602 S Main Street
Copperas Cove, TX 76522

If the citation names Harker Heights Municipal Court, request DSC in person or by certified mail by the appearance date. Wait for approval before payment. The current form lists $144, or $169 for a school-zone citation, and requires the certificate, affidavit and certified driving record by the 90th day.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Harker Heights Municipal Court and act by the appearance date.
  2. Submit your plea, qualifying license, insurance and mail request or appear in person. Do not pay the citation while the DSC request is pending.
  3. After approval, pay through the court's permitted route, take a state-approved course and return the certificate, affidavit and certified record by the 90th day.

Published court address

305 Miller's Crossing
Harker Heights, TX 76548

If the citation names Nolanville Municipal Court of Record Number 1, contact that court before paying or enrolling. Its current page verifies the office but does not publish a current DSC amount, deadline, completion period or remote request route.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Nolanville Municipal Court of Record Number 1.
  2. Call the court and ask for current DSC eligibility, the request route, amount, deadline and completion requirements.
  3. Do not use ordinary online payment as an assumed DSC request.

Published court address

101 North 5th Street
Nolanville, TX 76559

If the citation names Salado Municipal Court, return the signed plea by the initial appearance date and contact the court for DSC instructions before paying. A phone call alone is not an appearance, and full online payment waives DSC and compliance-dismissal options.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Salado Municipal Court and use the initial appearance date printed on it.
  2. Return the signed plea on time and contact the court for current DSC eligibility, request route, amount and completion requirements.
  3. Do not make ordinary full online payment while seeking DSC.

Published court address

301 North Stagecoach Road
Salado, TX 76571

If the citation names Temple Municipal Court of Record, make the written or in-person DSC request by the first court date with your plea, qualifying license, insurance and court-required costs. Approved drivers have 90 days for a state-approved course certificate and certified 3A driving record. Call for the current total.

Court checklist

  1. Confirm that the citation names Temple Municipal Court of Record and act by the first court date. Killeen citations use the Killeen instructions above.
  2. Submit the written or in-person request with your plea, qualifying license, insurance and affidavit. Ask the court for the current costs; no total is stated here.
  3. After approval, return the state-approved course certificate and certified 3A driving record within 90 days. Use the payment vendor only for a DSC fee the court has already approved.

Published court address

401 N 3rd Street
Temple, TX 76501
  • Use only after the court approves DSC; this is not the initial request.

After the court says yes

Use the approval and due date the court gives you.

TexDDS provides the TDLR-licensed six-hour online course. The court named on the citation controls eligibility, acceptance, fees, and the final completion packet.

No separate $3 materials fee: HB 3012 removed the prior separate materials/admin fee language effective September 1, 2025, and TexDDS charges no electronic delivery fee. Read the fee update.

Provider: Texas Defensive Driving School, TDLR license CP411

View the $25 course