The Department has resumed all in-office driver license (DL) and identification (ID) card services by appointment only. These services include renewal transactions. Please review the following information before scheduling your appointment below.
NOTE: The waiver on expiration dates for DL and ID cards ends on April 14, 2021. DPS encourages customers who need to renew to schedule an appointment at their local driver license office online.
The waiver, granted by the Governor’s office in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applied to DLs, commercial DLs, commercial learner permits, ID cards and election identification certificates that expired on or after March 13, 2020.
If your driver license is currently expired, you may download a copy of the Verification of Driver License Expiration Extension (PDF) notice to use until April 14th, 2021 or the date your driver license is renewed, whichever occurs first. All local and state law enforcement officials have been notified of this expiration waiver.
The Department encourages all eligible customers to conduct their driver license services online. For more information, please visit our webpage on Driver License Services, Extensions, Waivers, and Covid-19 Information.
To assist customers needing DL services, designated offices will be offering expanded hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays, beginning January 4, 2021.
To ensure the safety of all customers, as well as our driver license office personnel, you will be required to comply with the following for your appointment:
If these requirements are not met, you may be required to reschedule your appointment at a later date.
For additional information, see the Frequently Asked Questions provided below.
To schedule an appointment please visit our website at https://public.txdpsscheduler.com.
If you arrive at a driver license office without an appointment, you will be able to use a self-service kiosk in the driver license office to schedule an appointment if one is available that day, or schedule an appointment for another day or different location.
If your local office is not listed, there are currently no available appointments. Please select the next closest office to review eligible appointment dates.
If you are having difficulty scheduling an appointment on a preferred day, please know all DL offices do have a limited number of same-day appointments available on a first-come, first served basis, that fill up quickly. Customers who book these appointments at the office can then leave and return at their designated appointment time.
All driver license and identification card services are available for you to schedule. In addition to this, the appointment scheduler will also advise you if you are eligible to complete the service online at https://texas.gov/ without visiting a driver license office.
No. The appointment scheduler will ask you a series of questions to determine if you have previously established a driver license or identification card in Texas. The scheduler will allow appointments for new and existing Texas customers.
Yes, provided you have all of the required information; however, this is not recommended.
If there are no appointments available at your local driver license office, you will need to schedule your appointment at another location or you can check back at a later time to see if there is a cancellation. Walk-in appointments will be available on a limited basis at all driver license office locations.
Please check to see if you are eligible to renew your driver license or identification card online at https://texas.gov/. If you are not eligible for online renewal, you will need to schedule your appointment as soon as possible at a driver license office. Texas allows customers to renew driver licenses and identification cards up to two years in advance of the expiration date.
If the service you need is not listed in the service types provided to you, please select “Service Not Listed” to schedule your appointment.
Please note – REAL ID and Texas law only permits a person to hold a driver license or identification card, but not both (Texas Transportation Code Section 521.183). Customers in possession of either of these will not be offered the option to schedule an appointment for the other. Customers needing to make this type of appointment will need to use the “Service Not Listed” option when scheduling the appointment, and be prepared to surrender the existing DL or ID.
Appointments may be scheduled up to six months in advance.
Appointments are cancelled after 30 minutes.
Please arrive no earlier than 30 minutes prior to your appointment.
Please visit the appointment scheduler to reschedule. Your existing appointment will be automatically cancelled upon your confirmation of a new appointment.
Confirmation information is provided at the time the appointment is made, and can be obtained at anytime by logging back in to the appointment scheduler.
You will have the option to receive reminders by way of email or text message when you make your appointment.
When you make your appointment, you will have the option to receive an email or text message reminder.
Yes. You can check your eligibility and complete these transactions by visiting https://texas.gov/.
You may reschedule immediately after cancelling an appointment.