Why will YOU love TicketHELP if you received a Texas traffic ticket?

It’s FREE!

A local Texas traffic ticket attorney will contact you and there is no charge for the consultation. You decide whether you need an attorney’s assistance with your case and whether the attorney you speak with is the right one for you.

It’s quick and easy.

One short form tells your attorney where in Texas you need help, what type of Texas traffic ticket or other Texas driver license issue you need assistance with and how we can contact you.

We can save you time.

You can do all the research on your own or you can simply ask an experienced Texas traffic ticket lawyer who is likely to have the answers for you. Which sounds faster?

We can save you money.

Understanding your options and making quality decisions is how you will most likely eliminate or minimize the fines, surcharges and insurance hikes which often follow Texas traffic tickets and Texas driver license points.

No miracle fixes. Sound, practical advice.

Traffic ticket “systems” don’t exist. Different jurisdictions have different rules, different people, etc. We’ll never endorse any of the “traffic ticket secrets” or similar programs you might find out there. Local Texas traffic ticket attorneys understand what works (or doesn’t work) in their area and that is information that can help. Whether it’s a Dallas speeding ticket, a Houston speeding ticket or a San Antonio red light ticket, your TicketHELP attorney will have experience in your area.

TicketHELP was created by lawyers.

Actual attorneys with clients just like you created this program based on their experience offering free consultations. It’s designed to be a clear win-win for individuals with questions and the attorneys who can provide the answers.

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Texas Traffic Ticket Points

For each conviction, Texas DPS will assign points to a person’s driver record as follows:

Points accrued remain on the driver record for a period of three years from conviction date. An offense committed prior to September 1, 2003 will not apply to the assessment of points under the Driver Responsibility program.

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Texas Points Surcharge

DPS will assess a surcharge when the driver accumulates a total of six points or more on their record during a three-year period. The surcharge assessment will be reviewed annually. If driver record continues to reflect six or more points during the prior three-year period, the surcharge will be assessed. Therefore, drivers may be required to pay for one or more years if six or more points continue to accumulate on the driver record. The driver is required to pay a $100 surcharge for the first six points and $25 for each additional point. Point surcharges are cumulative and may vary with each annual assessment if convictions are added or removed from the driver record.

Annual surcharge for certain convictions

Drivers who receive a conviction for any of the following offenses that occur on or after September 1, 2003 are required to pay an annual surcharge for three years from the date of conviction.

Surcharges are cumulative. For example, a second DWI conviction in 3 years means you are paying $1000 annually for the first conviction AND $1500 annually for the second.

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Texas Suspended Driver License

Your license may be suspended in Texas for a number of reasons, including:

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About Texas

The Texas Legislature established the Texas Highway Department in 1917. Below are some of the Department’s historical milestones.

1917--House Bill 2, creating the Texas Highway Department, is signed into law by Gov. James Ferguson.

1917--Highway Commission increases the speed limit to 25 mph.

1918--The department’s first paving project begins along a 25-mile stretch of roadway in Hays County, roughly following the route of future Interstate 35. Project features a single bituminous surface 2.5 inches thick, 15 feet wide.

1923--Thirty-eighth Legislature passes Texas’ first gasoline tax – one cent a gallon. The State Highway Fund would receive 75 percent of the revenue with the rest going to the Available School Fund.

1928-- Highway Commission sets the maximum speed limit at 45 mph.

1930--Recognizing center stripes as an important safety feature, the department begins painting white lines down the middle of all its highways.

1938--Office of Traffic and Safety Engineer is created to study accidents, congestion issues, parking problems, and to provide consulting services to municipalities.

1941-- Highway Commission raises the speed limit to 60 mph.

1942--Because of wartime fuel and rubber shortages, the speed limit in Texas is dropped to 35 mph.

1955--Three Highway Department employees travel to Dallas (the state had just increased per diem travel allowance to $7 a day for overnight trips; state workers received $4 maximum to cover meals on non-overnight trips lasting more than six hours) to see a demonstration of a new dry-copying machine developed by the Xerox Corp. The department soon purchases one of the machines.

1962--Commission approves minute order requiring STOP signs on the state system to be red and white with reflective sheeting instead of yellow and black. The conversion process would take five years.

1963--Maximum speed limit for two-thirds of the state highway system increases to 70 mph during the day, 65 mph at night.

1974--With the nation struggling through a gasoline shortage caused by the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the maximum speed limit is reduced to 55 mph to conserve fuel.

1984--Historic U.S. 66, more popularly known in song and story as “Route 66,” is replaced by Interstate 40. TxDOT sells the remaining U.S. 66 signs at auction in Austin.

1995--Speed limit returns to 70 mph.

2005--As Hurricane Katrina approached Louisiana, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated New Orleans along with other threatened areas and came to Texas. After setting up emergency assistance operations at the Travel Information Centers at Orange and Waskom, TxDOT issued water, snacks and other emergency supplies to more than 100,000 of those evacuees.

* Information above courtesy of and taken directly from the Texas Department of Transportation