Texas CDL knowledge test: what is different

Texas adds its own Texas Commercial Rules test, taken before the others, and has given CDL knowledge tests in English only since 1 June 2026.

Texas test facts

Fact	Texas	Source	Checked
Texas-only test	Texas Commercial Rules (Section 14 of the handbook), taken first	Texas CDL Handbook DL-7C, March 2026	2026-10-24
Pass mark	80% on each test	Texas CDL Handbook DL-7C, March 2026	2026-10-24
Question counts	Not published in the handbook or on the pages we could read	Texas CDL Handbook DL-7C, March 2026	2026-10-24
Language	English only since 2026-06-01; interpreters are not allowed	Texas DPS notice, as reported by KBTX on 2026-06-01	2026-10-24
Handbook	DL-7C, revised March 2026. A Spanish edition from May 2019 is still posted	Texas DPS forms	2026-10-26
What Section 14 covers	Texas papers and permits, size and weight limits and their exceptions, operating rules, registration, and federal rules on sharing the road	Texas CDL Handbook DL-7C, Section 14	2026-10-24

Pages in the Texas manual (PDF page numbers, checked 2026-10-27).

Examlane chapter	Texas page
1 Section 1: introduction, tests and disqualifications	p. 16
2.1 Vehicle inspection	p. 28
2.2 Basic control of your vehicle	p. 35
2.3 Shifting gears	p. 36
2.4 Seeing	p. 37
2.5 Communicating	p. 38
2.6 Controlling speed	p. 41
2.7 Managing space	p. 43
2.8 Seeing hazards	p. 46
2.9 Distracted driving	p. 48
2.10 Aggressive drivers	p. 51
2.11 Driving at night	p. 52
2.12 Driving in fog	p. 55
2.13 Winter driving	p. 55
2.14 Hot weather	p. 56
2.15 Railroad crossings	p. 57
2.16 Mountain driving	p. 59
2.17 Driving emergencies	p. 61
2.18 Antilock brakes	p. 63
2.19 Skids	p. 64
2.20 Crashes	p. 65
2.21 Fires	p. 66
2.22 Alcohol and drugs	p. 67
2.23 Staying alert	not in this manual
2.24 Hazardous materials basics	p. 69 (their 2.23)
3 Section 3: transporting cargo	p. 73
4 Section 4: passenger	p. 77
5 Section 5: air brakes	p. 81
6 Section 6: combination vehicles	p. 91
7 Section 7: doubles and triples	p. 105
8 Section 8: tank vehicles	p. 109
9 Section 9: hazardous materials	p. 112
10 Section 10: school buses	p. 135

Examlane has a 38-question Texas Commercial Rules pack, written from Section 14 of the March 2026 handbook.
Texas does not publish its test lengths, so our mock tests use the usual format (50, 25 and 20 questions; 20 for Texas rules).

Practice and choose Texas when asked.

2026-06-01: Texas moves CDL knowledge tests to English only (news report of the DPS notice).
2026-10-24: handbook DL-7C (March 2026) read; Texas rules pack written.

Checked by the Examlane team. If Texas's own site differs, it wins; tell us at [email protected].