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Texas DPS wait times, every office: your road test is 2 days away or 94, depending on where you book

As of October 13, 2026, the median Texas DPS office books a road test 20 days out. 83 of 218 offices are more than a month out, and the longest is Pearsall at 94 days. A first-license appointment runs a median of 7 days. The table below lists all 227 offices, slowest first, with a search box. At the slow end the queue is longer than a certificate DPS makes you hold for that same test, and that rule is the part most people learn too late.

How long is the wait for a Texas driving test right now?

20 days at the median office, and anywhere from 2 days to 94 depending on which one you pick. 83 offices are more than a month out, 17 are past two months, and offer no road test at all.

20 days, median road-test wait
83 of 218 offices over a month
94 days at Pearsall, the longest
7 days, median first-license wait

The spread is the story. The quickest offices book a road test this week; the slowest are a season away. Nothing about you decides which one you get. The office does, and you choose the office.

Which DPS office has the shortest wait near you?

Type your city. All 227 offices are listed, slowest road test first. “Road test” is the DPS Non CDL Drive Test appointment; “first license” is the Original appointment; “at the counter” is DPS’s average wait from arrival to being served once you are there, a separate clock from the appointment itself.

DPS office Road test First license At the counter
Pearsall 94 days 38 days 5 min
Hillsboro 84 days 31 days 6 min
Rockwall 84 days 39 days none
Bonham 82 days 24 days 13 min
Meridian 78 days 37 days 10 min
Greenville 76 days 25 days none
Sherman 69 days 29 days none
Austin South 67 days 16 days 2 min
Texarkana 67 days 16 days 6 min
Boerne 66 days 38 days none
Daingerfield 66 days 21 days none
Weatherford 66 days 25 days 2 min
Gainesville 65 days 22 days none
Waco 64 days 32 days 1 min
Terrell 63 days 41 days none
Decatur 62 days 23 days none
Linden 62 days 17 days none
Giddings 60 days 16 days 1 min
Plano 59 days 43 days none
Floresville 58 days 26 days 1 min
Austin North 56 days 15 days 12 min
Clarksville 56 days 21 days none
Jourdanton 56 days 24 days none
Marshall 56 days 19 days 3 min
New Boston 56 days 21 days 6 min
Georgetown 55 days 17 days 4 min
Gilmer 55 days 20 days 7 min
Lake Worth 55 days 41 days 13 min
Marble Falls 55 days 17 days 18 min
Fredericksburg 54 days 20 days none
Lampasas 54 days 28 days none
Mineral Wells 54 days 18 days none
Corsicana 53 days 15 days none
Garland 53 days 28 days 3 min
McKinney 53 days 69 days 5 min
Paris 52 days 17 days none
Longview 51 days 16 days none
Cleburne 50 days 27 days none
Groesbeck 50 days 26 days 3 min
North Garland Mega Center 50 days 20 days 9 min
Athens 49 days 17 days none
Dallas South Mega Center 49 days 19 days 24 min
Denton 49 days 30 days 19 min
Fort Worth South 49 days 34 days 6 min
Sulphur Springs 49 days 19 days none
Grand Prairie 47 days 33 days 18 min
Marlin 47 days 42 days none
Fort Worth Mega Center 46 days 25 days 17 min
Seguin 46 days 18 days 4 min
Carrollton Mega Center 45 days 25 days 4 min
Graham 45 days 7 days none
Austin Northwest 44 days 25 days 8 min
San Antonio Gen McMullen 44 days 29 days 8 min
Canton 43 days 16 days none
Henderson 43 days 13 days none
New Braunfels 43 days 16 days 8 min
Taylor 42 days 16 days none
Tolar 42 days 18 days 1 min
Waxahachie 42 days 21 days none
Cameron 41 days 22 days none
Emory 41 days 16 days none
Quitman 41 days 21 days 3 min
Bastrop 40 days 19 days none
San Marcos 40 days 18 days none
Pflugerville Mega Center 39 days 16 days 18 min
Mount Pleasant 38 days 20 days none
Stephenville 38 days 18 days none
Ballinger 37 days 7 days none
Kerrville 37 days 17 days none
Leon Valley Mega Center 37 days 33 days 17 min
Temple 37 days 19 days 10 min
Goldthwaite 36 days 16 days none
Gonzales 36 days 19 days 6 min
Hamilton 36 days 23 days 1 min
Jacksonville 36 days 19 days none
San Antonio Southeast 36 days 32 days 11 min
Fairfield 35 days 26 days none
Carthage 34 days 17 days none
Gatesville 34 days 20 days none
Palestine 34 days 17 days none
Hempstead 32 days 7 days none
Killeen 32 days 18 days none
Lewisville 31 days 39 days 9 min
Anderson 30 days 0 days none
Flower Mound 30 days 50 days 13 min
Hallettsville 30 days 16 days 12 min
San Antonio Pat Booker 30 days 29 days 4 min
Seymour 30 days 11 days none
Beaumont 29 days 2 days none
Brownwood 29 days 4 days none
Castroville 29 days 34 days 4 min
Comanche 29 days 6 days 18 min
Coleman 27 days 5 days none
Cuero 27 days 17 days none
Dalhart 27 days 18 days 14 min
Liberty 27 days 6 days none
Eastland 26 days 10 days 1 min
Cleveland 25 days 5 days none
Texas City 25 days 3 days none
Tyler 25 days 16 days none
Anson 24 days 6 days 9 min
Junction 23 days 11 days none
Stanton 23 days 8 days 4 min
Wallisville 23 days 5 days none
Baytown 22 days 3 days none
George West 22 days 5 days 1 min
Port Arthur 22 days 2 days none
Haskell 21 days 5 days none
Centerville 20 days 4 days none
Crockett 20 days 6 days 5 min
Humble 20 days 7 days 6 min
Orange 20 days 2 days none
Breckenridge 19 days 6 days none
Brownsville 19 days 10 days none
Columbus 19 days 3 days none
Conroe 19 days 9 days none
Livingston 19 days 3 days none
Lufkin 19 days 2 days none
Roby 19 days 13 days 16 min
El Paso Hondo Pass 18 days 12 days none
Sweetwater 18 days 5 days 5 min
Wichita Falls 18 days 3 days none
Colorado City 17 days 4 days 1 min
Dumas 17 days 8 days 14 min
Munday 17 days 7 days none
Uvalde 17 days 5 days none
Victoria 17 days 14 days none
Brenham 16 days 3 days none
Clarendon 16 days 5 days none
Harlingen 16 days 6 days none
Huntsville 16 days 3 days none
Nacogdoches 16 days 5 days none
Lockhart 15 days 24 days 4 min
Port Lavaca 15 days 14 days 12 min
Vernon 15 days 4 days none
Woodville 15 days 3 days none
Abilene 14 days 2 days none
Aransas Pass 14 days 3 days none
Caldwell 14 days 4 days none
Corpus Christi Mega Center 14 days 3 days none
Canadian 13 days 8 days 5 min
Houston Dacoma 13 days 7 days 8 min
Houston East (Tidwell) 13 days 4 days 2 min
Panhandle 13 days 10 days none
Bay City 12 days 2 days none
El Paso Northwest 12 days 10 days 8 min
McAllen 12 days 4 days none
Pierce 12 days 2 days none
Sinton 12 days 2 days none
Vega 12 days 6 days 3 min
Beeville 11 days 3 days none
Bowie 11 days 10 days none
Hebbronville 11 days 18 days none
Houston Southeast 11 days 2 days none
Jasper 11 days 3 days none
Madisonville 11 days 3 days none
Quanah 11 days 5 days 4 min
Spring Mega Center 11 days 3 days 1 min
Crane 10 days 3 days 1 min
Eagle Pass 10 days 2 days none
Fort Bliss - MUST HAVE ACCESS TO MILITARY BASE 10 days 14 days 2 min
Hearne 10 days 4 days none
Zapata 10 days 7 days none
Alice 9 days 2 days none
Angleton 9 days 2 days none
Crosbyton 9 days 7 days none
Edinburg Mega Center 9 days 1 day none
Houston North Mega Center 9 days 2 days 1 min
Kingsville 9 days 1 day none
Laredo 9 days 17 days none
League City 9 days 2 days none
Tulia 9 days 5 days none
Weslaco 9 days 3 days none
Brady 8 days 3 days none
Bryan 8 days 4 days none
Center 8 days 2 days none
Crystal City 8 days 5 days none
Houston Gessner Mega Center 8 days 4 days 18 min
Levelland 8 days 3 days 9 min
Littlefield 8 days 6 days 20 min
Rosenberg Mega Center 8 days 3 days 3 min
Dimmitt 7 days 4 days none
Presidio 7 days 4 days 4 min
Borger 6 days 3 days none
Cotulla 6 days 7 days 10 min
Floydada 6 days 3 days none
Hemphill 6 days 2 days 13 min
Hereford 6 days 3 days 12 min
Lubbock 6 days 3 days none
Snyder 6 days 4 days none
Brownfield 5 days 2 days 2 min
El Paso Gateway 5 days 13 days 11 min
Friona 5 days 4 days 15 min
Plainview 5 days 2 days none
Post 5 days 3 days none
Van Horn 5 days 3 days none
Amarillo 4 days 2 days none
Del Rio 4 days 2 days none
Denver City 4 days 3 days 21 min
Kermit 4 days 5 days none
Midland Mega Center 4 days 2 days 3 min
Pampa 4 days 2 days 9 min
Perryton 4 days 3 days none
Rio Grande City 4 days 2 days none
Sonora 4 days 5 days 21 min
Alpine 3 days 1 day 21 min
Andrews 3 days 2 days none
Big Spring 3 days 2 days none
Childress 3 days 3 days none
El Paso Scott Simpson 3 days 16 days 3 min
Lamesa 3 days 2 days none
Monahans 3 days 2 days 1 min
Muleshoe 3 days 3 days none
Ozona 3 days 2 days 10 min
San Angelo 3 days 3 days none
Fort Stockton 2 days 1 day 4 min
Pecos 2 days 1 day 16 min
Seminole 2 days 1 day 3 min
Baird not offered 3 days 8 min
Big Lake not offered 2 days 8 min
Fort Hood not offered 15 days 8 min
Fort Worth East not offered 30 days 8 min
Galveston not offered 2 days none
Kilgore not offered 21 days 6 min
Llano not offered 14 days 29 min
Mission not offered 1 day 19 min
New Caney not offered 13 days none

Longest road-test queues

  • Pearsall — 94 days
  • Hillsboro — 84 days
  • Rockwall — 84 days
  • Bonham — 82 days
  • Meridian — 78 days
  • Greenville — 76 days
  • Sherman — 69 days
  • Austin South — 67 days

Shortest road-test queues

  • Fort Stockton — 2 days
  • Pecos — 2 days
  • Seminole — 2 days
  • Alpine — 3 days
  • Andrews — 3 days
  • Big Spring — 3 days
  • Childress — 3 days
  • El Paso Scott Simpson — 3 days

Before you drive three hours to a fast office: these figures move daily, DPS holds same-day appointments at every office except the Carrollton Mega Center, and a cancellation at your local office may beat the drive. Check the live report first.

Why can your ITAD certificate expire before your road test?

Because DPS requires an Impact Texas Adult Drivers (ITAD) certificate dated within 90 days of your driving skills test, and at the slow end the queue is longer than that. On October 13, 2026, 1 office had a road-test queue longer than 90 days (Pearsall, at 94), and 17 offices were past 60 days, close enough that one reschedule pushes the certificate out of date.

The fix is free: book the road test first, then watch the video. The intuitive order, course, video, then look for an appointment, is what burns the certificate. The full sequence is in the 90-day certificate trap.

How do you get an earlier DPS appointment?

Three ways, and none of them is a trick. DPS releases a limited number of same-day appointments at every office except the Carrollton Mega Center, first come first served, and they go quickly. Cancellations free up earlier slots that the published estimate does not count, so the real wait is often shorter than the number in the table. And a DPS-certified third-party school can give you the Class C road test without the DPS queue at all, for a fee the school sets. When a third-party test is worth paying for.

Appointments can be booked up to six months ahead, so the number you see is the worst case, not the only case. Book at public.txdpsscheduler.com.

What do these numbers mean, and what do they not mean?

  • Source. The figures are DPS’s own published report, dated 10/13/2026 and read by us on 2026-10-13. We did not survey anyone or model anything.
  • Coverage. DPS listed 234 offices on 2026-10-13. 7 were excluded (above), leaving 227 reporting an Original or Non CDL Drive Test appointment. Of those, 218 report a non-commercial road test; 9 do not offer one, and show as “not offered”.
  • A snapshot, not a feed. DPS refreshes daily from the previous business day. Every figure here is one day’s reading and will already have moved.
  • The estimate excludes cancellations. DPS says so itself. Earlier appointments freed by someone rescheduling are not counted, so the real wait is often shorter than the published number.
  • Two different clocks. Days to the appointment and the wait at the counter measure different things. An office can be months out and still serve you in ten minutes once you are there, and several do.
  • We are not DPS. Their page governs.

The snapshot is published as JSON in our repository and may be reused with attribution. Suggested citation: “Road Ready Safety, Texas DPS driving test waits by office, 2026-10-13, from Texas DPS Driver License Appointment and Office Wait Times.”

Common questions

How long is the wait for a driving test in Texas?

As of October 13, 2026, the median Texas DPS office books a road test 20 days out. 83 of 218 offices are more than a month out, and the longest is Pearsall at 94 days. A first-license appointment runs a median of 7 days. It depends on the office more than anything else: the quickest offices book a road test inside a week.

Which Texas DPS office has the shortest wait for a road test?

On October 13, 2026 the shortest road-test queues were Fort Stockton (2 days), Pecos (2 days), Seminole (2 days). The figures move daily, so check DPS's live report on the day you book.

How do I get an earlier DPS appointment in Texas?

Three ways. DPS releases a limited number of same-day appointments at every office except the Carrollton Mega Center, first come first served. Cancellations free up earlier slots the published estimate does not count. And a DPS-certified third-party school can give the road test without the DPS queue, for a fee the school sets.

Can my Impact Texas Drivers certificate expire before my driving test?

Yes. The ITAD certificate must be dated within 90 days of your driving skills test. On October 13, 2026, 1 office had a road-test queue longer than that and 17 were past 60 days, so one reschedule can push you over. Book the test first, then watch the video.

Why is the first-license appointment faster than the driving test?

They are different transactions. DPS books "Original" appointments, the first-license transaction, at a median of 7 days and the road test at a median of 20. At 13 of 227 offices the road test was the quicker of the two.

Do I need the adult drivers ed course before I book the DPS appointment?

You need the ADE-1317 certificate at the appointment, not to book it. At 18 to 24 the six-hour course is required for a first license, and its final exam satisfies the highway sign and traffic law portions of the DPS knowledge exam. Most people finish it inside the wait for the appointment.

Sources

Last updated October 13, 2026. Texas rules change; where a page quotes an agency, the agency’s own page governs.

Keep reading

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