The Texas Department of Public Safety driver license office in Denton County's Precinct 3 Government Building in Lewisville would remain there through November 2031 under a lease renewal on the Commissioners Court agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The office sits in Suite 2072 at 400 N. Valley Parkway. Its original 10-year agreement with the county ran out Aug. 31, and in August commissioners approved a three-month extension through Nov. 30 so the two sides could keep negotiating. The new amendment covers Dec. 1, 2026, through Nov. 30, 2031.
The county provides the office space to the state at no rent, the contract says. What changes is the payment toward running the building. DPS would pay $1,318.29 a month, or $15,819.48 a year, which the county figures as a negotiated 7% share of the building's operating expenses. That amount rises 3% every Dec. 1 starting in 2027.
The renewal also spells out who pays for changes to the office. If DPS asks for a remodel, reconfiguration or other upgrade beyond the county's routine maintenance, the state covers the entire cost. The county would first send a written description and a cost estimate, and no work could start until DPS approves both in writing.
The county would run the bidding and the project and send DPS the bills, due within 30 days. If costs look likely to run more than 10% over the estimate, the county must get DPS approval again, unless the work is needed right away to protect public health, safety or county property. Anything permanently installed becomes county property.
The county keeps the final say on whether any requested work happens at all. Other terms of the 2017 lease stay the same.
