Texas DWI Defense · Officer Lookup
Before you cross the DWI officer, know where they were certified, and where else they have worked.
Texas officer records run differently: Officer Lookup returns the arresting officer's TCOLE peace-officer certification and employment history, including moves between departments, the wandering-officer pattern worth flagging, published via the National Police Index, every entry cited to the underlying public record. Free preview live now; $147 for the full source-cited brief.
Certification and employment history are cross-examination foundation.
A Texas DWI case turns on the arresting officer's training and judgment at the stop and on the field-sobriety tests. Whether the officer is currently TCOLE-certified, and whether they have moved between departments, is foundation a defender can lay before cross, the "wandering officer" who leaves one agency and is hired by another is a documented pattern worth checking on the record.
The TCOLE certification and employment record is public under the Texas Public Information Act, but assembling it per officer is its own task. Officer Lookup returns it in one search and cites every row to the record it came from, so the output works as exhibit foundation, not a tip.
- TCOLE certification + employment historypeace-officer certification status and department-to-department employment history, obtained under the Texas Public Information Act and published via the National Police Index, certification history, not internal-affairs complaint files
This is certification and employment history, not a finding of misconduct or an internal-affairs file. Entries are source-backed leads for attorney review, not Brady/Giglio determinations. Coverage is Texas and six other live jurisdictions, not all 50 states. All data is drawn from the named public source.
What is specific to a Texas DWI.
A Texas DWI is charged under Tex. Penal Code § 49.04, intoxication while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. The State's proof leans on the arresting officer's standardized field-sobriety testimony and the breath or blood science, and Texas screens that expert testimony under a Daubert-consistent reliability standard (Kelly v. State; Tex. R. Evid. 702). The officer's certification and training record is foundation for both the reliability challenge and the cross.
The certification and employment record is public under the Texas Public Information Act (Gov. Code Ch. 552); the paid brief maps the records-demand path to TCOLE and each prior agency. TCOLE certification can be suspended or revoked, and an officer's department-to-department separations are on the record, the "wandering officer" pattern worth checking before you cross.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Texas officer record actually show?
- TCOLE peace-officer certification and department-to-department employment history — the agencies the officer has worked for, dates, and separations — obtained under the Texas Public Information Act and published via the National Police Index. It is certification and employment history, not an internal-affairs or civilian-complaint file.
- Why does the officer's record matter in a Texas DWI?
- A Texas DWI turns on the arresting officer's training and judgment at the stop and on the field-sobriety tests. Whether the officer is currently TCOLE-certified, and whether they have moved between departments — the “wandering officer” who leaves one agency and is hired by another, with a separation reason on the record — is foundation a defender can lay before cross-examination of the officer the State's case rests on.
- Is a TCOLE record a finding of misconduct?
- No. The certification and employment record is a source-backed lead cited to the public record, for attorney review — not a Brady/Giglio determination and not a finding of misconduct.
- How much does it cost?
- The officer search is a free preview. The full source-cited report for a named officer is $147, with a 7-day refund if it is not usable.