Texas permit driving hours: 30 hours, 10 at night
Texas requires 30 hours of behind-the-wheel practice, 10 of them at night. TDLR provides a Texas 30-Hour Behind-the-Wheel Log template for recording them.
Free app: times each drive against the 30-hour goal, 10 at night, and fills the logTotal supervised30 hours
At night10 hours
How it is provenAny written or app log
How to log the hours in Texas
Record the 30 hours on TDLR's 30-Hour Behind-the-Wheel Log. Confirm with Texas DPS which form it expects.
The state asks for a record of the hours but does not require a particular form: a printed app log or any written log works.
Texas permit rules at a glance
- Who can supervise
- A driver 21 or older, licensed at least 1 year
- Form
- Texas 30-Hour Behind-the-Wheel Log (TDLR template)
- DL-91B
- Often cited, but appears to be the separate 14-hour parent-taught driver ed log
Texas permit hours: questions
How many night hours do you need in Texas?
10 of the 30 behind-the-wheel hours must be at night.
Is DL-91B the 30-hour log in Texas?
Several sources indicate DL-91B is the separate 14-hour parent-taught driver ed log. TDLR provides its own 30-hour log template.