TCOLE Peace Officer Exam 2026: FREE Texas Study Guide

Last updated April 22, 2026. Sources: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Rules 217, 218, 219, and 221, TCOLE Basic Peace Officer Course #1000736 (Effective January 2024, revised 08/29/2025), Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1701, Texas Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure (2025 legislative update), TCOLE Proctor Manual (February 2025), and Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2024 OEWS data.

TCOLE Peace Officer Exam 2026: The Short Answer

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) is the state agency that licenses every sworn peace officer, jailer, and telecommunicator in Texas. To become a Texas peace officer in 2026 you must:

1. Meet TCOLE eligibility (age 21 or 18 with qualifying military/education, U.S. citizen, high school diploma/GED, no felony convictions, no Class A misdemeanor conviction in the prior 10 years).
2. Complete the Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) — TCOLE Course #1000736, a TCOLE-accredited academy of at least 736 clock hours (increased from the older 720-hour BPOC effective January 2024) based on the TCOLE Basic Peace Officer Course learning objectives.
3. Pass the TCOLE state licensing exam (Basic Peace Officer Licensing Examination) with a score of 70% or higher across 250 multiple-choice items in a 180-minute (3-hour) computer-based session delivered at a TCOLE testing site.
4. Be hired and sworn in by a law enforcement agency that appoints you as a licensed peace officer under Texas Occupations Code Section 1701.301.
5. Complete agency field training and maintain 40 hours of continuing education every 24-month training unit, including mandated topics (de-escalation, cultural diversity, crisis intervention).

Miss any of these and you do not get appointed. This guide walks through every step, every content area on the written exam, and the career ladder that follows.

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TCOLE Exam At-a-Glance (2026)

Anchor on two numbers: 736 (minimum academy clock hours under current Course #1000736) and 70% (minimum passing score on the Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam). Fall short on either and you are not a Texas peace officer.

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What TCOLE Actually Is (And Why Texas Is Different)

Every state has a POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) board. Texas calls its version TCOLE — the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The agency was created by the Texas Legislature under Occupations Code Chapter 1701 to:

• Set minimum standards for licensure of peace officers, jailers, telecommunicators, school marshals, and reserve officers.
• Accredit training academies and regulate their curricula.
• Develop and administer the state licensing examinations.
• Investigate and adjudicate officer misconduct that warrants license suspension or revocation.
• Maintain Texas' public Peace Officer Proficiency Certificate hierarchy (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Master).

Texas is unusual in three ways:

1. You can pay your own way through BPOC. Unlike New York, Massachusetts, or California — where you typically must be sponsored by a hiring agency before attending the academy — Texas allows open-enrollment academies at community colleges and private institutions. You can earn your TCOLE license first, then apply to agencies.
2. TCOLE issues the license; the agency issues the appointment. Passing the licensing exam gives you a peace officer license and PID number, but you are not a working peace officer until a Texas law enforcement agency hires you and files an L-1 Statement of Appointment with TCOLE. Until appointment your license is inactive, and if you are not appointed within 2 years of passing the exam you must repeat the basic licensing course (TCOLE Rule 219.1).
3. Texas ranks in the middle nationally on academy hours. At 736 minimum hours, Texas sits above Louisiana (360) and Georgia (408) but well below Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, DC, and Hawaii (900-960). Most Texas academies run 736-1,100+ hours in practice; larger departments (Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, DPS) run longer agency-specific academies of 26-32 weeks.

Eligibility: TCOLE Rule 217.1

Before you invest in a 736-hour academy, confirm you meet every statutory minimum. TCOLE Rule 217.1 (Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure) is the governing text. Note that on the exam you should remember it as "L-2 Medical" and "L-3 Psychological" — TCOLE reformatted those forms in 2024 so an earlier numbering reversal you may see in legacy study guides has been corrected. Requirements for Basic Peace Officer licensure in 2026:

Note on SB 1445 and recent reforms. The 88th Legislature (2023) TCOLE Sunset Bill (SB 1445) added Occupations Code §1701.167, requiring TCOLE to empanel an advisory committee to develop a model policy for medical and psychological examinations — including mandatory reporting of L-2/L-3 examination failures to TCOLE, a new duty that replaced older self-policing practices. SB 1818 (89R) subsequently authorized 180-day provisional licenses for qualifying military members, veterans, and spouses previously licensed in another state. TCOLE also maintains the expanded F-5 separation reporting regime and a public database of officers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked.

The Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC): 736+ Hours

The BPOC is the prerequisite training. TCOLE publishes the Basic Peace Officer Course #1000736 instructor resource guide — a public document that lists every learning outcome your academy must cover. The current curriculum took effect January 2024 and was most recently revised August 29, 2025. The 736-hour curriculum contains 43 instructional topics organized into 18 modules (A through R), including the ALERRT Level 1 Active Shooter Response module added in the 736-hour revision.

Where You Take BPOC in Texas

• Community college academies — open enrollment. Examples: Houston Community College, San Jacinto College, Dallas College, Austin Community College, Tarrant County College, El Paso Community College, Alamo Colleges. Costs $2,000-$5,000 tuition, 4-6 months full-time.
• University-based academies — e.g., Sam Houston State University. Typically longer, more theory-heavy.
• Regional police academies — operated by sheriffs or constables. Open enrollment in some cases.
• Agency academies — Houston PD, Austin PD, Dallas PD, San Antonio PD, Fort Worth PD, DPS Trooper Academy. Sponsored only; you are a paid recruit during training.

The tradeoff: community-college open enrollment is cheaper and faster, but agency academies pay you during training (typically $4,500-$6,000/month as a recruit) and virtually guarantee employment on graduation.

Typical BPOC Unit Breakdown (736-hour baseline, Course #1000736)

Your academy's syllabus must map every hour to a TCOLE learning objective. At graduation, the academy training coordinator reports your course completion through TCLEDDS and confirms to the exam site that you are eligible to test. Only then can you sit for the Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam — and you must do so within 180 days of course completion (Rule 219.1(d)).

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The Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam — Format and Content

The Basic Peace Officer Licensing Examination is a 250-item multiple-choice test delivered on computer via TCLEDDS at a TCOLE-approved exam site (including ~84 regional academies and DPS sites). You have 180 minutes (3 hours) to complete it. Passing score is 70% — you must correctly answer at least 175 of 250 items.

Item Distribution (2026 Blueprint)

TCOLE does not publish a glossy candidate handbook like Pearson or Prometric, but the item distribution is reconstructable from the BPOC #1000736 learning objectives weighting. The approximate 2026 breakdown:

Your personal test form is sampled from a larger item pool. Two candidates sitting the same day will receive different forms, but the blueprint above reliably predicts item weight.

Question Style

Expect three recognizable patterns:

• Element-matching — "Which of the following is required to prove Aggravated Assault under Texas Penal Code 22.02?"
• Scenario decision — "Officer Jones stops a vehicle for a defective taillight. The driver admits to consuming two beers. What is the officer's first step under Texas SFST protocol?"
• Statutory citation — "Under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.01, a peace officer may arrest without a warrant when..."

There is no essay or practical component on the state licensing exam — your academy's proficiency tests cover driving, firearms, and defensive tactics separately. The Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam is cognitive only.

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Deep Dive: The Nine Content Clusters

1. Texas Penal Code (~20% of the Licensing Exam)

The Penal Code is the single largest cluster. Know the elements of the most commonly charged offenses cold:

• Assault (Sec. 22.01) vs Aggravated Assault (Sec. 22.02) — the aggravator triggers: serious bodily injury, deadly weapon exhibited/used, against a public servant/family member.
• Robbery (Sec. 29.02) vs Aggravated Robbery (Sec. 29.03) — aggravator: deadly weapon, serious bodily injury, victim 65+ or disabled.
• Burglary (Sec. 30.02) — enter habitation/building without effective consent with intent to commit theft/felony/assault.
• Theft (Sec. 31.03) — dollar value tiers drive grade: Class C under $100, Class B $100-$750, Class A $750-$2,500, etc.
• DWI (Penal Code 49.04) — operating motor vehicle in public place while intoxicated. BAC 0.08, loss of faculties, or minor under 15 in vehicle (Felony Child-Endangerment DWI).
• Family Violence (Penal Code 22.01(b)(2) + Family Code 71.004) — assault against a family/household/dating partner. Warrantless arrest authority.
• Public Intoxication (Sec. 49.02), Disorderly Conduct (Sec. 42.01), Resisting Arrest (Sec. 38.03), Evading (Sec. 38.04), Failure to Identify (Sec. 38.02) — the short-form "day-to-day" Class C/B items.
• Homicide (Chapter 19) — know the line between murder, capital murder (with qualifiers), manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide.

Memorize grade-of-offense thresholds. The Penal Code uses six classes: Class C misdemeanor, Class B, Class A, State Jail Felony, 3rd Degree, 2nd Degree, 1st Degree, and Capital. Each class has different arrest-authority and sentencing implications.

2. Code of Criminal Procedure (~16%)

The CCP governs how you arrest, search, and charge. The high-value sections:

• Article 14.01 — warrantless arrest for offense committed in officer's presence/view (or for a felony known through reliable information when the officer later encounters the suspect).
• Article 14.03 — warrantless arrest in suspicious places / family violence / protective-order violation / assault causing bodily injury / terroristic threat of household member.
• Article 14.04 — warrantless arrest for felonies where the offender is about to escape and there is no time to procure a warrant.
• Article 15 — arrest warrants: form, requisites, execution.
• Article 18 — search warrants: probable cause, neutral magistrate, particularity.
• Article 38.22 and 38.23 — admissibility of statements, and Texas' statutory exclusionary rule (broader than the federal rule — excludes evidence obtained in violation of any provision of the Constitution or laws of Texas or of the United States).
• Chapter 2A — recodified duties and powers of peace officers (replaces former Article 2.13 content under HB 4504, 88R).
• Article 39.14 (Michael Morton Act) — discovery obligations, Brady/Giglio disclosures.

Know the difference between reasonable suspicion (Terry stop) and probable cause (arrest/search). Texas follows federal Fourth Amendment standards but 38.23 gives defendants greater remedies.

3. Traffic Code, DWI, and SFSTs (~12%)

Texas Transportation Code + Penal Code Chapter 49 govern traffic and impaired driving. Know:

• Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) — Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN, 6 clues — 4+ = fail), Walk-and-Turn (8 clues — 2+ = fail), One-Leg Stand (4 clues — 2+ = fail).
• Implied Consent (Transportation Code Chapter 724) — operating on Texas roads = consent to chemical testing.
• Statutory warning DIC-24 — must be read before requesting breath or blood.
• No-refusal weekends — blood search warrants for DWI refusals.
• DWI grades: First = Class B misdemeanor (min 72 hrs jail if BAC ≥ 0.15 = Class A). Second = Class A. Third+ = Third-degree felony. DWI with child under 15 = state jail felony.
• Crash investigation — CR-3 report required for crashes with injury, death, or damage ≥ $1,000.

4. Arrest, Search & Seizure (~8%)

Constitutional law focus:

• Terry v. Ohio — reasonable suspicion to stop, reasonable suspicion armed and dangerous to frisk.
• Miranda v. Arizona — custody + interrogation = warnings.
• Carroll doctrine — warrantless vehicle search with probable cause.
• Search incident to arrest — area within arrestee's immediate control; vehicle search limited by Arizona v. Gant (arrestee unsecured & within reach OR evidence of offense of arrest reasonably in vehicle).
• Consent — voluntary, can be withdrawn. Texas requires voluntariness under totality of circumstances.
• Plain view — officer lawfully present, incriminating nature immediately apparent, lawful access.
• Exigent circumstances — hot pursuit, imminent destruction of evidence, emergency aid.

5. Use of Force (~8%)

Two U.S. Supreme Court cases anchor every force question:

• Graham v. Connor (1989) — objective reasonableness from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene; consider severity of crime, immediate threat, active resistance/flight.
• Tennessee v. Garner (1985) — deadly force only when officer has probable cause to believe subject poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to officer or others.

Texas Penal Code Chapter 9 governs justifications. Sections 9.51 (arrest and search), 9.52 (prevention of escape), and 9.53 (maintaining security in correctional facility) are the officer-specific defenses. The duty to intervene is now codified — Texas law obligates officers to intervene and report when another officer uses excessive force.

HB 3712 (2021) and follow-up legislation require de-escalation training and incident reporting. The TCOLE Use of Force reporting mandate applies to agencies with 10+ officers.

6. Officer Safety & Patrol Tactics (~8%)

Not a statute-heavy area, but tested:

• Vehicle stops — approach side, angle of stop, passenger-side approach for high-risk.
• Felony / high-risk stops — cover, commands, extraction sequence.
• Building searches — slicing the pie, threshold evaluation, cover vs concealment.
• Ambush awareness — situational awareness, 360-degree coverage, survival mindset (Cooper's colors).
• Contacts and cover — one-officer-contact / one-officer-cover principle.

7. Family Code (~5%)

• Chapter 71 — definitions of family/household/dating relationship.
• Chapter 85 — protective orders: temporary ex parte, final, magistrate's orders of emergency protection after arrest for family violence or certain other offenses.
• Chapter 261 — suspected child abuse reporting. Texas is a mandatory-reporter state for all peace officers.
• Juvenile — 10-16 years old under the juvenile system. Arrest/detention procedures differ. TCOLE Family Code cluster overlaps with juvenile.

8. Health & Safety Code (~5%)

• Chapter 481 (Controlled Substances Act) — penalty groups 1, 1-A, 1-B, 2, 2-A, 3, 4. Group 1 contains cocaine, heroin, meth. Marihuana is Chapter 481 Subchapter G separately.
• Chapter 573 — Emergency Detention Authority. A peace officer may take a person into custody without a warrant if there is reasonable cause to believe the person is mentally ill and presents a substantial risk of serious harm to self or others.
• Narcan/Naloxone — authorized by the Good Samaritan and agency policy.

9. Community Policing, Cultural Diversity, Procedural Justice (~5%)

Mandated continuing-education topic areas are tested on the entry exam too:

• Procedural justice — voice, neutrality, respect, trustworthiness.
• Implicit bias recognition.
• Cultural diversity — Texas demographics, Limited English Proficiency protocols, language line use.
• Mental Health First Aid / CIT.

Other Clusters (firearms law, juvenile, ethics)

• Chapter 46 Penal Code — weapons offenses, Handgun Licensing, constitutional carry (HB 1927, effective since 2021), Location-Restricted Persons, Unlawfully Carrying Weapons.
• Juvenile justice — Family Code Title 3, Magistrate warnings (Sec. 51.095), certification.
• TCOLE Code of Ethics — Brady/Giglio implications, social media conduct, cooperation with investigators.

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Study Plan: 8-12 Weeks Post-Academy

Your academy covers everything — but Exam 1000 is written for the median academy graduate, and median-academy graduates do not pass. Your goal is to move from 65-70% on proficiency checks (academy) to 85%+ on practice tests (pre-exam readiness). Here is a proven 8-week, 120-hour plan.

Week 1 — Diagnostic + Penal Code Offenses Against Persons (15 hrs)

• Take a full-length timed 250-item diagnostic. Score yourself by cluster. Everything below 75% becomes a priority cluster.
• Drill assault, aggravated assault, robbery, aggravated robbery, homicide.
• Flashcard elements + grade-of-offense.
• Read Penal Code Chapters 19, 20, 22, 29 directly. The statutes are short.

Week 2 — Penal Code Property & Public Order (15 hrs)

• Theft tiers (Sec. 31.03), burglary (30.02), criminal trespass (30.05), mischief.
• Public intoxication, disorderly, resisting, evading, failure to identify.
• Timed 50-item drill.

Week 3 — Code of Criminal Procedure (15 hrs)

• Warrantless arrest (14.01, 14.03, 14.04).
• Search warrants (Art. 18).
• Statements and 38.22 / 38.23.
• Arrest-vs-detention decision trees.

Week 4 — Traffic, DWI, SFSTs (15 hrs)

• Review NHTSA SFST student manual (public on nhtsa.gov).
• DWI grades, DIC-23 / DIC-24 warnings.
• Transportation Code 724 implied consent.
• 50-item DWI/traffic drill.

Week 5 — Use of Force + Officer Safety (15 hrs)

• Read Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner summaries.
• Drill Penal Code Chapter 9 justifications.
• Review ICAT and de-escalation frameworks.
• Practice SJT-style scenarios.

Week 6 — Family Code, Health & Safety, Juvenile (12 hrs)

• Family Code Chapter 71 relationships, Chapter 85 protective orders.
• Emergency Detention (Health & Safety 573).
• Controlled Substance penalty groups.
• Juvenile Magistrate warnings (Family Code 51.095).

Week 7 — Mixed Full-Length + Weak-Cluster Re-Drills (15 hrs)

• Two full-length 250-item simulations, timed.
• Review every missed item and categorize: knowledge gap, misread, speed error.
• Re-drill weakest 3 clusters.

Week 8 — Polish and Test Day (8 hrs)

• One final full-length simulation early in the week.
• Maintenance only after — light flashcards, light review.
• 72 hours before test: no new material. Sleep and hydrate.

If you have 12 weeks, expand Weeks 1-6 and add 2 more mixed-simulation weeks. If you have 4 weeks only (agency pressure), compress by halving each week and skipping Week 8 altogether — run simulations on a 4-day rotation.

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Test-Day Tips

1. Answer every question. There is no penalty for guessing. A blank is a guaranteed zero.
2. Pace to ~40 seconds per item. 250 items in 180 minutes = 43 seconds per item; bank time on easy items for the scenario items.
3. Flag and move on at 75 seconds. The TCOLE test platform lets you mark for review. Come back at the end — do not let one item burn 3 minutes.
4. Read every answer before choosing. Texas Penal Code distractors are often "almost right" — a missing element like "knowingly" vs "intentionally" changes the answer.
5. Element checklists for Penal Code items. Identify the act, mental state, result/circumstances, aggravator. If a choice is missing one, it is wrong.
6. Scenario items: start from the statute, not the vibe. "Was the officer authorized?" means "Which CCP article gave authority?" not "Did the officer feel justified?"
7. Use of force: Graham factors. Severity + threat + active resistance/flight. Memorize the phrasing.
8. Eat and hydrate. 3 hours of sustained cognitive load drains glucose. Arrive 15 minutes early, hydrate, and eat beforehand (breaks are limited during the timed window).
9. Don't change answers without reason. First-read accuracy is usually higher than second-guessing.
10. Sleep 8 hours the night before. Not the week-of. The night-before sleep is the one that matters for working memory.

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Common Pitfalls Candidates Make

1. Relying only on academy materials. Academy materials cover learning objectives but not at Exam 1000 item density. You need drill volume.
2. Memorizing only the most famous statutes. Exam 1000 pulls from Family Code and Health & Safety Code regularly — not just Penal Code and CCP.
3. Confusing federal and Texas law. The Texas exclusionary rule (38.23) is broader than federal (excludes violations of any law). Miranda is federal; 38.22 adds Texas-specific recording/voluntariness rules.
4. Neglecting Chapter 9 (Penal Code) justifications. Officers skip this because "I'll know if I was justified." The exam asks statutory citations and elements of each defense, not your gut.
5. Failing to memorize grade thresholds. $100, $750, $2,500, $30,000 — theft tiers. BAC 0.08 vs 0.15. Age 65+ aggravator. Numbers decide items.
6. Under-studying the Transportation Code. Traffic items are not just DWI — they include rules-of-the-road (speed, signaling, right-of-way) that separate passing from failing marginal test-takers.
7. Ignoring the Family Code. Family violence arrest authority (CCP 14.03(a)(4)) and magistrate's emergency protective orders show up on every form.
8. Over-focusing on firearms/tactical. Firearms rules (Chapter 46) are only ~3% of the exam. Don't lose a week memorizing every location restriction.
9. Assuming the academy final = TCOLE exam prep. Academy finals are open-ended proficiency checks. Exam 1000 is multiple choice — different skill.
10. Not reading Rule 217. The cleanest Test-Day items ask about TCOLE itself — eligibility, continuing education, license categories. Skim Rule 217 and Rule 218 once.

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After You Pass: Appointment and Career

Passing the Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam issues your peace officer license. Your license is inactive until a Texas law enforcement agency appoints you. The appointment chain:

1. Agency offers employment; you pass agency's background, polygraph (if used), psych, and medical.
2. Agency files L-1 Statement of Appointment with TCOLE within 30 days of appointment.
3. Agency swears you in (oath of office).
4. You begin Field Training / FTO — typically 12-16 weeks of riding with training officers, graded daily.
5. After FTO, you're on solo patrol during a probationary period (6-12 months, agency-specific).

Texas Peace Officer Salary (2026)

Per Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024 OEWS (SOC 33-3051, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Texas statewide):

Metropolitan variation is large. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington median is near $91,470, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos near $83,820, and the Border Region balance-of-state falls closer to $50,190. Numbers round to the nearest published OEWS bucket.

Major Texas agencies (2026 published starting pay ranges — agency sites):

Add overtime (significant in most Texas agencies), off-duty employment allowed under agency policy, and pension. Urban agencies with step plans and certification pay (Intermediate, Advanced, Master proficiency pay) can push total compensation well past $110,000 within 8-10 years.

TCOLE Proficiency Ladder (Rules 221.1 and 221.3)

Once licensed, you advance through TCOLE proficiency certificates by accumulating training hours and years of service. The actual thresholds published by TCOLE on its 2026 proficiency charts:

Most agencies provide certification pay — an additional monthly stipend at each proficiency level earned. Working toward your Master Peace Officer certificate is the single highest-leverage long-term pay move.

TCOLE Continuing Education (Rule 218)

Every licensed peace officer must complete 40 hours of TCOLE-recognized training every 24-month training unit. Of those 40 hours, TCOLE mandates:

• De-escalation (every training unit).
• Cultural diversity (every training unit).
• Crisis intervention (every training unit).
• Family violence (unit-dependent).
• Racial profiling (every training unit).

Plus agency-specific topics (firearms quals, driving recerts, TASER requalification). Failure to complete continuing education on time suspends your license until cured.

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Related Texas Licenses & Exams

TCOLE licenses more than just peace officers. If you're exploring the public-safety career path, also look at:

• TCOLE Basic County Corrections Course (Jailer) — Course #1120/#1121 — county jail staff licensing course (Basic Jailer Licensing Exam: 100 questions, 105 minutes). Different license, different exam. Many candidates use jailer licensure as a stepping-stone to peace officer.
• TCOLE Telecommunicator License — Basic Telecommunicator Licensing Course #1080 (licensing exam: 80 questions, 90 minutes) for 911/dispatch personnel.
• TCOLE Reserve Peace Officer — volunteer/part-time officers. Licensing pathway uses the same Basic Peace Officer Licensing Exam per Rule 219.1.
• TCOLE School Marshal — trained/licensed to carry on school grounds; sharply limited scope.
• Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper — Separate agency-specific academy (~30 weeks) at Florence in addition to state licensing; among the most competitive Texas law enforcement tracks.

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Final CTA

The Texas peace officer license is Texas' gateway credential for every municipal PD, county sheriff's deputy, constable, DPS trooper, game warden, and university police officer. At 736 academy hours + 250-item licensing exam (180 minutes) + 70% passing line, the bar is real but beatable — the candidates who pass invest in drill volume, know the statutes cold, and practice under timed conditions.

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Official Sources

• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) — tcole.texas.gov
• TCOLE Rules Chapter 217 (Eligibility) — Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 7
• TCOLE Rules Chapter 218 (Continuing Education) — Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 7
• Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1701 — statutes.capitol.texas.gov
• Texas Penal Code — statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE
• Texas Code of Criminal Procedure — statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR
• Texas Transportation Code — statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN
• Texas Family Code — statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA
• Texas Health and Safety Code — statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS
• Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (Texas, Police) — bls.gov/oes/current/oes333051.htm
• NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Tests — nhtsa.gov

Stay professional. Stay safe. Good luck, future Texas peace officer.