How to Become a Police Officer in Flower Mound, Texas

Flower Mound Fire hires on a separate schedule. This page is the officer door, not the firefighter row. Citizens Police Academy (DocumentCenter 49489) is not this officer door. This page covers Flower Mound PD.

The license is TCOLE's. The job is Flower Mound PD's. Those are two gates. The Texas sequence is in How to Become a Police Officer in Texas. The license rules are in TCOLE peace officer license requirements. This page is drawn from the FY 2025/26 PAY PLAN DP, Police Officer Recruit 5442274, Police Officer (Certified ONLY) 5184346, the Town NEOGOV board, TCOLE Statewide Vacancies, and the department listing.

Department listing: Flower Mound Police Department. Pay comparison: Texas police salary by department. That salary page still keeps N=12. Flower Mound's adopted Recruit cell is sourced here and is not yet a row in that table. City hiring guides in this series: Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Frisco, McKinney, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, Denton, Houston, Lubbock, Amarillo, Brownsville, McAllen, Waco, Killeen, Pasadena, Texas City, Pearland, League City, Sugar Land, Carrollton, Lewisville, Richardson, Allen.

What Flower Mound PD actually is

The live department hub is flowermound.gov/2765/Police-Department. That CivicPlus body did not render this retrieval (loader shell). flowermound.gov/150/Police is the Crime Control and Prevention District board, not PD. flowermound.gov/129/Police lands on Fire. The department listing still points hiring at /241/Career-Opportunities, which 301s to /241/Careers. The Careers body also did not render. Google's index of that Careers page reprints Personnel and Recruiting at 972.539.0525. Human Resources on the NEOGOV cards is 972-874-6011 / hr@flowermound.gov. Town Hall: 2121 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound, Texas 75028.

Filled sworn count is unpublished on the officer sources (0). 160 is the about-page line, and that line already says sworn and civilian. Station count, call volume, and founding year are unpublished on the officer sources (0).

The live apply door

Apply on the Town of Flower Mound NEOGOV board. Retrieval is 2026-08-22. Two police cards are open:

• Police Officer Recruit, Job Number 2026-76, $78,457.60, posted 08/10/2026, no closing date. Non-sworn trainee. You attend a TCOLE academy.
• Police Officer (Certified ONLY), Job Number 2026-01, $82,576.00, posted 01/05/2026, no closing date. Currently TCOLE certified, or an out-of-state peace officer who can meet 37 TAC 217.1 at or before the conditional offer. The card says $82,576.00 is the hiring range, not the full range, and points at Compensation plus flower-mound.com/1627/Lateral-Transfer. The live path is flowermound.gov/1627/Lateral-Transfer. That CivicPlus body did not render this retrieval.

The department listing still lists "No open posting recorded" next to $60,000. Both cards are open. That $60,000 is not the pay-plan Recruit cell.

TCOLE Statewide Vacancies does not reprint a Flower Mound Police string this retrieval.

Minimum requirements

Police Officer Recruit 5442274:

• United States Citizen
• At least 21 years of age
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must meet all TCOLE minimum requirements
• Valid Texas Driver's License, driving record in compliance with Town policy
• No convictions involving family violence
• No convictions of a Class A misdemeanor or greater
• No convictions of a Class B misdemeanor within the past ten years
• No criminal charges pending or under indictment
• No marijuana use within the last two years and no other illegal drug use within the last five years
• Not on probation for any criminal offense
• Not more than three chargeable accidents within the last three years, or any combination of chargeable accidents and moving violations which equal four or more in the last three years

And one of these three:

• 30 college hours with a GPA of 2.0 or higher from an institution of higher education as defined by TCOLE Rule 211.1(a)(3)
• 2 years in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge, or an active member of the United States Military Reserve
• Current Flower Mound Police Department Detention Services Officer, Animal Services Officer, or Communications Officer who meets Administrative Directive 101.008

Police Officer (Certified ONLY) 5184346 reprints U.S. citizen, 21, HS/GED, currently TCOLE certified, valid state-issued driver's license and a Texas license within 90 days of residency if hired from out of state, no convictions involving family violence, and no convictions of a Class B misdemeanor or greater (no ten-year lookback printed on that card). The recruit list and the certified list are both published. They are not the same list.

Google's index of Police Officer or Police Officer Recruit Requirements reprints 21 at the time of application and Recruit (Academy / PTO Training) $78,457.60. That CivicPlus body did not render this retrieval.

21 is Flower Mound PD's hiring line. TCOLE's own floor is 21, or 18 with an associate's degree, 60 semester hours, or an honorable discharge after two years of active service (37 TAC 217.1(b)(1)(A)). Those are not the same measuring point. Read TCOLE peace officer license requirements.

U.S. citizen is Flower Mound PD's hiring line. TCOLE's matching rule is 37 TAC 217.1(b)(17): U.S. citizen, or a legal permanent resident who is an honorably discharged veteran with two years of service and has applied for citizenship.

A Texas driver's license is 5442274's BASIC QUALIFICATIONS line. The same card's Question 17, and the certified card, print a valid state-issued license, or a Texas license within 90 days of residency. TCOLE does not require a Texas license. TCOLE's floor is not prohibited from operating a motor vehicle, 37 TAC 217.1(b)(8).

Recruit on Class A: conviction of a Class A or a greater offense is a bar. TCOLE's Class A bar is conviction or court-ordered community supervision, lifetime (37 TAC 217.1(b)(4), (b)(6)). Only Class B carries the ten-year lookback. Certified 5184346 prints Class B or greater with no lookback. Recruit BASIC QUALIFICATIONS on family violence: convictions. Question 09 on 5442274: convicted or placed on community supervision for family violence. TCOLE bars conviction or community supervision for family violence, 217.1(b)(7). The city line and the TCOLE floor are both published.

The test, PAT as printed

Recruit 5442274 hiring process:

• Written Examination measuring the ability to learn police information, observation and memory, written communication, reading comprehension, and analytical ability. Held in Flower Mound. Date TBD. A sentence on that same card: invitations to test have been sent on June 25th, and a practice test / study guide notice follows those invitations. That June 25 line sits on a card that opened August 10, 2026.
• Row Evaluation. Pass at the 50th percentile on standardized normative data charts using the Concept 2 Rower.
• Interview with Background Investigator
• Oral Review Board
• Background Investigation, then a Conditional Offer
• Polygraph Examination
• Psychological Evaluation
• Medical Examination / Drug Screen

Certified 5184346 has no written exam. Its first step is a 2000 Meter/4-Minute Row Evaluation, 50th percentile based on standardized age and gender norms, Concept 2 Rower, then background investigator, oral board, background, polygraph, psychological, medical / drug screen. Complete the Police Training Officer (PTO) field training program after hire.

Pass the row. Not CPAT. Not Flower Mound Fire's PAT.

Google's index of Hiring Process Overview reprints Apply Online, then Written Exam for Police Officer Recruit applicants only. That CivicPlus body did not render this retrieval.

Academy length

Named recruit academy hour count unpublished. 5442274: attend and successfully complete all required phases of basic training through a certified TCOLE academy. Reimburse the Town the full cost of that training and any required inoculations if you separate before the third anniversary of hire. The 10P footnote keeps Recruit pay from academy enrollment through field training. Academy week count is unpublished as a hiring-page figure.

See What to expect at a Texas police academy.

Laterals

Certified 5184346 is the live certified door. TCOLE license in hand, or out-of-state meeting 217.1 at or before the conditional offer. Then PTO. The card points at flower-mound.com/1627 for the lateral transfer program. The live URL is flowermound.gov/1627. That body did not render. Google's index of it reprints Recruit (Certified, No Experience) $37.72 and Certified with 1 Year Experience $39.70. Those two hourly cells are the pay-plan Recruit $37.72 and Officer Step 1 $39.70. The rest of that table is unpublished on the rendered body.

Pay and benefits

Dated first cell, FY 2025/26 PAY PLAN DP Recruit grade 10P, stamped 9/28/2025:

• Recruit $78,457.60
• Officer Step 1 $82,576.00
• Officer Step 2 $85,051.20
• Officer Step 3 $87,609.60
• Officer Step 4 $90,230.40
• Officer Step 5 $92,934.40
• Officer Step 6 $95,721.60
• Officer Step 7 $98,592.00
• Officer Step 8 $101,545.60
• Officer Step 9 $104,582.40

The recruit cell on this page is $78,457.60. 5442274 reprints $78,457.60. 5184346 reprints $82,576.00 as the hiring range, not the full range. The department listing's $60,000 is not the pay-plan Recruit cell. The fire listing's $75,000 is fire pay, not this department. Facebook recruiting still lists $77,022.40. Officer Step 1 is not the cadet start.

Both NEOGOV cards print TMRS, Town match 2:1; 457 deferred compensation; medical, dental, vision; long-term and optional short-term disability; vacation, sick, holidays; EAP; free access to the Town Community Activity Center.

Google's index of Benefits / Salary reprints Police Officer Recruit (Academy / PTO Training) $78,457.60 and Communications Officer $56,451.20-$78,104.00. That CivicPlus body did not render. Communications pay is not this officer cell.

Sources, used 2026-08-22

• FY 2025/26 Approved Pay Plan (Recruit $78,457.60; Officer Step 1 $82,576.00 through Step 9 $104,582.40; 10P academy-through-FTO footnote; stamped 9/28/2025; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Police Officer Recruit 5442274 ($78,457.60; Job 2026-76; opened 08/10/2026; no close; 21; US citizen; 30 hours / military / current FMPD civilian; Concept 2 row; written Date TBD; June 25; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Police Officer (Certified ONLY) 5184346 ($82,576.00 hiring range; Job 2026-01; opened 01/05/2026; TCOLE or 217.1 at conditional offer; 2000m/4-minute row; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• NEOGOV police board (both cards live; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• TCOLE Statewide Vacancies (no Flower Mound Police string; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• Adopted 37 TAC §217.1, effective June 1, 2026 (TCOLE license floor; retrieved 2026-08-22)
• flower-mound-police-department (200, $60,000, 160, No open posting); flower-mound-fire-department ($75,000)
• CivicPlus /1816, /1627, /765, /241, /2765, /768, /767, /206 loader shells this retrieval. Indexed sentences noted above are not a rendered body.