Texas: Tickets, court dates, and fines
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Texas may receive a hold from a court or another issuing authority after an unresolved ticket, missed court date, or unpaid obligation. The issuing authority and the licensing agency can have separate steps, so the exact notice and current official record control.
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Official source last checked Jun 30, 2026
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A Texas failure to appear (FTA) or failure to pay (FTP) is not actually a license suspension. Instead, it's a renewal hold placed through OmniBase, the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) vendor, which blocks you from renewing your license (a related program called Scofflaw can also block vehicle registration). Your current license stays valid until it expires; you simply can't renew it until the hold is cleared (Transportation Code Chapter 706). To reinstate: resolve the underlying ticket with each city or county court involved. You can pay the judgment in full, get the ticket dismissed, or enter a plea and pay, or you may be able to set up a payment plan or complete community service (the court has discretion to lift the hold while you're on a plan). After that, pay the OmniBase administrative fee of $10 per hold ($30 per hold if it dates from before January 1, 2020). This fee can be waived if you qualify as indigent. There is no separate DPS reinstatement fee for the FTA/FTP path itself; the $100 Departmental fee only applies if you also received a separate departmental suspension for driving while your license was invalid. If more than one court has placed a hold, each court's hold is separate and must be cleared individually. You can check your holds at texasfailuretoappear.com or by calling OmniBase at 1-800-686-0570. Some jurisdictions have been easing up on these holds: Harris County has lifted all of its OmniBase holds, and some municipal courts have stopped adding new ones.
Published fee information
$10 OmniBase admin fee per hold (post-1/1/2020 hold); $30 per hold if the hold predates 1/1/2020. Waivable if indigent. No separate DPS reinstatement fee on the FTA/FTP path - the $100 Departmental fee only applies when there's a separate departmental suspension (e.g., driving-while-invalid). Each court is a separate hold; multiply by N courts if multiple.
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Forms and documents
No customer-side form for the FTA/FTP path - value lives in court coordination + the OmniBase per-hold mechanic. DI-2767 (Departmental) ONLY applies on the rare cross-over case where a separate driving-while-invalid departmental susp also exists, not on the FTA/FTP path itself.
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Source excerpt summary: A Texas failure to appear (FTA) or failure to pay (FTP) is not actually a license suspension. Instead, it's a renewal hold placed through OmniBase, the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) vendor, which blocks you f...
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