TCOLE Study Library

Free study content for every topic on the Texas peace officer (TCOLE) licensing exam. Browse 307 topics across all nine sections, with statute breakdowns, elements, and worked practice questions.

Penal Code

56 topics
  • Statutory Definitions (Penal Code)
  • Culpable Mental States
  • Class A Misdemeanor Punishment
  • State Jail Felony Punishment
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Code of Criminal Procedure

58 topics
  • Rights of Accused
  • Duties and Powers of Peace Officers
  • Racial Profiling Prohibited
  • Body-Worn Camera Recording
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Transportation Code

60 topics
  • Ignition Interlock Required Conditions of Bond
  • Search Warrant — Application
  • Failure to Identify
  • Evading Arrest or Detention
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Use of Force & Arrest

25 topics
  • Statutory Definitions (Penal Code)
  • Body-Worn Camera Recording
  • Justification — In General
  • Threats as Justifiable Force
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Family Code

39 topics
  • Informal (Common-Law) Marriage
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Custody Interference
  • Family Violence Definitions
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Health & Safety Code

30 topics
  • Aggravated Assault
  • Cruelty to Livestock Animals
  • Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals
  • Public Intoxication
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DWI

11 topics · bonus section
  • Implied Consent & DIC-23/24/25 forms
  • HGN — 6 clues, 4-clue threshold
  • Walk-and-Turn & One-Leg-Stand
  • DWI 1st through 3rd-offense penalties
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CIT (Crisis Intervention)

14 topics · bonus section
  • Sandra Bland Act & TCOLE 1850
  • Peace Officer Emergency Detention (POED)
  • Recognizing mental-health crises
  • EMCOT & jail diversion
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Spanish for Law Enforcement

14 topics · bonus section
  • Numbers, days, months, colors
  • USTED commands & traffic-stop phrases
  • Body parts & family vocabulary
  • Accent/tilde traps (año vs. ano)
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