How to renew
Texas requires 4 hours of continuing education before you renew. Here's exactly how to get it done with TowCE — and what happens after you finish.
The requirement
Every licensing cycle, completed before your license expires — as set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
See TDLR's CE requirements ↗1 hr
Roadway Safety
Required
1 hr
Texas Laws & Rules
Required
2 hrs
Additional Topics
From the approved list
Additional topics can be roadway safety, laws and rules, driver safety, towing techniques, equipment operation and safety, or customer service and documentation. Our course: 2.5 hrs laws & rules · 1 hr roadway safety · 0.5 hr towing topics.
Add the 4-hour course to your cart, apply your promo code, and create your profile. Your email address becomes your username.
Every lesson is fully narrated. Stop whenever you need to — your progress saves automatically, so you pick up right where you left off.
Complete the full course to unlock your certificate. Print a copy and keep it somewhere safe — you can always log back in to reprint it.
Reporting is free and handled by us. TDLR gives providers up to 7 days to report — we aim to be faster, and the $5 add-on guarantees it's done within 24 hours.
Once your hours are on file, finish any remaining state requirements to renew your tow operator license with TDLR. You can confirm your hours anytime with TDLR's Continuing Education Course Look Up.
Check your hours & renew on TDLR ↗Add Guaranteed 24-Hour Reporting at checkout and your hours are reported to TDLR within a day of finishing.
+$5
Each registration stays under the student's own name. For employees or groups, text or email us and we'll set it up — monthly invoicing is available for companies.
Contact salesTDLR rules to know
Complete your CE before your license expires. For a late renewal, hours must fall within the year immediately before your renewal date.
TDLR won't award hours for taking the same course twice — which is why we publish a new course every year.
TDLR may ask for your records during an inspection or investigation. You can reprint yours from your account anytime.
Providers must report completions to TDLR within 7 days. Not showing after that? Contact us first and we'll sort it out.
TDLR-approved online courses like ours satisfy the full 4-hour tow operator requirement.
Incident management tow operators renewing for the first time need an 8-hour professional development course taken in person — this online course doesn't cover that requirement.
TDLR doesn't credit repeat courses, so there's a fresh one each renewal.
Listen along — no need to read every screen.
Returning customers save on future renewals.
No printed materials or special software needed.