DOT SAP Evaluation in Texas — 18 Providers Listed
Texas has more truck freight than any state: Laredo is the busiest land port in the country, Houston's port and refineries, the Dallas-Fort Worth distribution belt, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso all sit on I-10, I-20, I-35, I-45 and I-30. The Permian Basin and Eagle Ford add tens of thousands of oilfield CDL jobs far from any city. Below are 18 listings for Texas, 7 of which say on their own website they perform DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Dallas (3), Arlington and Boerne. The other 11 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.
The SAP process itself is federal — 49 CFR Part 40, Subpart O — so nothing about it changes at the Texas line. Where Texas does come in is the CDL: the Texas Department of Public Safety removes the commercial privilege from a driver the Clearinghouse reports as prohibited — a 60-day requirement on every state since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA) — and puts it back when your status clears.
Video evaluations count in Texas. The rule that allows them (49 CFR §40.291) is federal, and the only state question is whether the SAP's license reaches a driver sitting in Texas; ask before you book. A SAP across the line in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. The return-to-duty test cannot be remote: it is an observed collection, ordered by an employer or C/TPA, so plan for one trip to a collection site.
Drivers who move fast are often back in 2–3 weeks, and the one step you control is when you start.
⚡ Call (256) 900-1864 — Find a SAP TodayHow to get your CDL back in Texas
Losing the license and getting it back are two different processes run by two different bodies. The prohibition is federal — it lives in the FMCSA Clearinghouse and only moves when your return-to-duty steps are reported there. The license itself is Texas’s, and Texas Department of Public Safety acts on what the Clearinghouse tells it. Neither one can be talked into moving early, which is why the only thing that actually shortens this is starting the evaluation sooner.
What Texas says, in its own words
- “When notified by FMCSA, commercial driving privileges are removed until the return-to-duty (RTD) process is completed as mandated by the FMCSA.” source
- “Visit the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to view the violation information in your DACH record and to obtain the requirements for returning to duty.” source
Texas DPS publishes the removal rule but not a separate state reinstatement procedure for a Clearinghouse downgrade, and a downgrade should not be confused with a Texas disqualification, which is a different sanction carrying its own retesting rules. Before you assume you must retest, ask your local driver license office which one your record actually shows — the answer changes what you do next.
The order it has to happen in
- Get evaluated by a DOT-qualified SAP. This is the only step you can start today, and every other date on this page counts from it. The SAP must meet the credential rules in 49 CFR 40.281 — a regular counselor or your family doctor cannot do it.
- Finish the education or treatment the SAP prescribes. The SAP decides what and how much; nobody else can shorten it, and a second opinion from a different SAP is not permitted (§40.293).
- Pass the return-to-duty test, observed, arranged through an employer or C/TPA rather than booked by you (§40.305).
- The negative result is reported to the Clearinghouse and your status changes to “not prohibited.” This is the moment Texas is waiting for — nothing you file with the state before this point moves anything.
- Reinstate the commercial privilege with Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH)). Ask what it costs and what you must bring before you drive to an office; fees and transaction types vary and are set by the state, not by us.
Full federal detail: the DOT SAP program, step by step · what the evaluation costs and why
DOT SAP providers in Texas
Substance Abuse Professionals of Texas✓ SAP services confirmed★ 5 (91 reviews)
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What a SAP evaluation costs in Texas
As published on each provider's own site. Confirm when you call.
- Rainey Counseling Services: DOT SAP Program priced at $525, per the site source
- Resilient Return SAP Program: Bundled DOT SAP package priced at $699, or two payments of $350 source
Video SAP evaluations in Texas
Permitted under DOT rules (how remote evaluations work).
Texas offices that say they also see drivers remotely:
- Rainey Counseling Services: Virtual SAP evaluations offered via secure, encrypted platform source
- Substance Abuse Professionals of Texas: Offers secure telehealth evaluations in addition to in-person appointments source
- Resilient Return SAP Program: Video appointment guaranteed within 24 hours source
- SAP Evaluation, LLC: Offers remote/virtual evaluations in addition to in-person source
Other substance-use services in Texas
Their sites do not say they perform SAP evaluations — useful for treatment or the return-to-duty test.
- Alcohol & Traffic Safety Institute — Houston
- Compliance Safety Advisor — Laredo
- Purpose Driven Services — Grand Prairie
- DOT Safety Service — Laredo
- Above and Beyond Counseling Center — Houston
- ASAP — Austin
- Better Call Darrell DOT/SAP — Dallas
- Alcohol & Substance Abuse Support — Keller
- Harmony Road Recovery — El Paso
- Substance Abuse Guidance And Education and Counseling Services — Fort Worth
- Substance Abuse Professional — Houston
SAP offices across the state line
Confirmed SAP offices in neighboring states:
- Clovis Counseling Center — Clovis, NM
- Jared Sloan, SAP — Hobbs, NM
- Hinkley Solutions LLC — Oklahoma City, OK
- ADSAC Oklahoma, DUI Assessments — Oklahoma City, OK
- Arkansas Counseling and Wellness Services — North Little Rock, AR
- Martin Counseling Services, LLC — Little Rock, AR
- TheDOTSAP — New Orleans, LA
After the evaluation: the DOT SAP program, step by step · carriers that hire SAP graduates
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