Texas supervised driving hours
Texas asks teens with a learner permit for 30 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before they take the road test.
Source: IIHS graduated driver licensing laws, September 2026. Rules change, so check with the Texas driver licensing office before the road test.
How long 30 hours takes
| Practice a week | Time to 30 hours |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | about 7 months |
| 2 hours | about 3 months |
| 3 hours | about 2 months |
Short, regular drives build skill faster than a few long ones. A 30-minute drive after school twice a week and a longer weekend trip adds up to about two hours a week.
Counting the night hours
Night hours are usually the hardest to collect, especially in summer when it stays light late. Plan a few evening drives in fall and winter, when it gets dark earlier. Wheeltime counts the minutes of each drive between sunset and sunrise in Texas for you; if your state defines night differently (for example from 30 minutes after sunset), you can adjust the minutes on any drive.
Keeping the log
Most states ask a parent or guardian to certify the hours, and many have their own form. Keep a record of each drive as it happens: the date, start and end time, how long it lasted, how much was at night, the conditions and who supervised. A log filled in weeks later from memory is rarely accurate.
Tap start when the drive begins. Wheeltime times it, works out the night minutes, and adds it to a log the whole family shares — so the drives with Grandma count too. Export the log as a PDF when it's time for the road test. Free, no account.
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