A Texas-licensed protective services authority operating under Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702 — providing professionally licensed officers, armed and unarmed, deployed under written engagement and full statutory compliance.
Speak with the office about what your business, insurance, and public-safety coverage requires in order to operate properly. We provide professionally licensed security officers — armed or unarmed — deployed under written engagement and full statutory compliance with Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702.
(956) 413-2298 — or submit a written inquiry through the Office of Engagement —Night Owl Security exists to provide its clients — sovereign, commercial, and private — with protective services rendered to a government standard and held to a professional one.
"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer."
— Psalm 28:1
Night Owl Security LLC is a Texas-licensed protective services authority operating under the Texas Department of Public Safety, Private Security Bureau, License Number C19955901, Class C. Headquartered in Laredo and operating across South Texas, the firm furnishes armed and unarmed officers, executive protection, mobile patrol, and municipal contract security to clients whose obligations cannot tolerate compromise.
The firm was founded on the conviction that protective work is, at its core, a profession of restraint. The most effective post is one at which nothing happens — because nothing is permitted to. To that end, our officers are trained to observe, deter, document, and de-escalate, in that order, with force employed only as the statutory last resort and only by personnel duly authorized to apply it under Tex. Occ. Code §1702.161 commission.
We accept assignments selectively. Each engagement is governed by a written post order, a defined chain of command, and a documented standard of conduct. Client confidentiality is treated as a fiduciary duty in accordance with §1702.133. Reporting is prompt, written, and preserved as a matter of record.
Night Owl Security does not publish a roster of every client it has protected. The engagements listed below are characterized by who the principal is — the premises, the institution, the standing — rather than by the operational scope of the detail. Scopes of work, posting cadence, and assignment history are held as protected client information in accordance with our duty of confidentiality under Tex. Occ. Code §1702.133.
The official diplomatic mission of the United Mexican States in Laredo — one of the busiest consular posts along the U.S.–Mexico border. The Consulate serves the Mexican community of South Texas, providing consular protection, civil documentation, and diplomatic representation for Mexican nationals in the region under the framework of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Founded in 1880 as the Laredo Seminary, the Holding Institute is today one of the oldest continuously-operating mission institutions on the Texas–Mexico border. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the Institute provides shelter, education, meals, and humanitarian aid to families, immigrants in transition, and persons in need — a 145-year presence in the South Texas community.
An engagement with the City of Laredo. The nature, scope, and posting of the detail are not publicly disclosed — consistent with our statutory duty of client confidentiality under Tex. Occ. Code §1702.133.
Night Owl Security retains Cesar Estrada — 18 years of law enforcement and 16 years in tactical units — to guide candidates seeking entry to the security trade through proper Texas Department of Public Safety licensure. Fourteen instructor certifications. Field-tested under fire.
View Full Instructor Profile →Every officer wearing the Night Owl crest is held to these tenets, in this order, without exception.
Conduct on post is professional, measured, and observed. The uniform is worn cleanly; the radio is answered properly; the post is held until properly relieved. Discipline is the precondition for trust.
Most incidents are prevented by the simple, deliberate fact of a competent professional being where they are supposed to be. Visibility, posture, and patrol are themselves a form of service.
Every shift is reported. Every incident is documented. Every officer is supervised. The client is never the last to know — and the record is always preserved.
Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Each service rendered under written engagement letter, defined scope of work, and documented post order — consistent with Texas DPS standards under Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702.
Eight protective service lines, each with documented scope and statutory backing. Officers are credentialed to the level the engagement requires — no more, no less.
Texas-commissioned Level III personnel posted in uniform or business attire. Deployed to facilities, retail operations, regulated premises, and high-value commercial sites. All use of force governed by the strict statutory protocol of Tex. Occ. Code §1702.161 and engagement-specific post orders.
Non-Commissioned Level II officers for observation, access control, deterrence, and reporting per §1702.113. Suited to corporate lobbies, residential communities, construction sites, faith-based and institutional facilities where visible deterrence is the operational requirement.
Close-protection details for principals, families, traveling executives, and diplomatic personnel — by Level IV Personal Protection Officers operating under the endorsement framework of §1702.202. Engagements include advance work, route planning, residential standoff coverage, secure transport, and event-facing details under written non-disclosure.
Protective services rendered to municipalities, government offices, consulates, and public-facing facilities. Active vendor history with the City of Laredo. Officers trained to handle public-interface posts with civility, restraint, and statutory bearing.
Officers trained in crowd management and emergency egress. Planning includes site survey, threat assessment, post diagrams, radio architecture, ingress/egress design, and coordination with local law enforcement and fire authorities — every event treated as an operation.
Front-of-house and overnight coverage for hotels and hospitality properties. Officers trained to support reception operations, conduct guest-facing engagement, and de-escalate without embarrassing the property.
Dedicated coverage for warehouses, distribution yards, oilfield staging, construction sites, and gated industrial premises in the Laredo trade corridor. Includes vehicular patrol, gate inspection, manifest verification, and trespass enforcement.
Marked or unmarked patrol vehicles operating on scheduled or randomized loops, with timestamped GPS-verified checkpoints. Suitable to property managers and gated communities requiring confirmed presence rather than fixed posting.
Twelve sectors with established posting experience. Each sector served under its own engagement framework, with officers trained to the comportment that sector requires.
Foreign missions, consular offices, public-facing diplomatic premises.
City and county facilities, civic events, public-interface posts.
Houses of worship, community centers, humanitarian institutions.
Hotels, restaurants, nightlife venues, and resort properties.
Distribution centers, yard control, gate operations, manifest.
Staging yards, pipeline corridors, and remote site coverage.
Licensed dispensaries, processing, regulated transport.
Hospitals, clinics, residential facilities, and elder care.
Anchored retail, shopping centers, mixed-use commercial buildings.
Principals, families, residences, and traveling details.
Public gatherings, weddings, productions, conferences.
HOAs, gated communities, multifamily, and managed estates.
Speak with the office about what your business, insurance, and public-safety coverage requires in order to operate properly. We provide professionally licensed security officers — armed or unarmed — deployed under written engagement and full statutory compliance with Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702.
(956) 413-2298 — or submit a written inquiry through the Office of Engagement —Night Owl Security is licensed and regulated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Private Security Bureau, under Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702 and the related provisions of Tex. Admin. Code Chapter 35.
Every officer dispatched on a Night Owl assignment is registered with the Private Security Bureau, has cleared the statutory fingerprint-based background investigation, and operates within the lawful scope of their commission.
Statement of Compliance. Night Owl Security LLC holds an active Class C company license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Daily activity reports, incident narratives, and post orders are preserved as records in accordance with statute. The firm advertises only its licensed services, conducts no investigation without authority, and accepts no engagement that would place its officers outside the protections of their commission.
The firm maintains commercial general liability insurance in force, a surety bond on file, and complete documentation of every officer in service. Certificates of insurance, W-9 forms, and bond certificates are furnished upon written request as part of any procurement process.
The firm operates within the statutory definition of contract security services. Engagements outside the licensed scope — including investigative work not permitted under our Class C — are declined as a matter of policy.
Unarmed (Level II) officers complete the state-required curriculum prior to assignment, hold an active registration with the Private Security Bureau, and remain in good standing throughout their tenure.
Employee records, fingerprint clearances, training documentation, and registrations are maintained on file and produced for inspection by the Department as required.
All marketing material — this site included — identifies the firm by legal name and includes the assigned license number on its face.
Clients receive daily activity reports and incident narratives in writing, on a defined cadence, preserved for evidentiary use and produced upon request through the chain of command.
Client identity, engagement scope, and intelligence developed in the course of a detail are treated as protected information. No client reference is disclosed without prior written consent.
Armed personnel (Level III) hold an active security officer commission, complete the firearms qualification on the prescribed schedule, and operate strictly within the use-of-force framework of the commission.
Close-protection officers hold the Personal Protection Officer endorsement on the underlying Level III commission and operate under the corresponding statutory framework for principal protection.
Licenses and commissions are renewed on the statutory schedule; lapses are not tolerated, and disqualified personnel are not posted under any circumstance.
Every officer dispatched on a Night Owl assignment completes the statutory training required by the Texas Department of Public Safety — under our supervision, on our schedule, to our standard.
The Texas private security industry is statutorily regulated. Officers cannot lawfully be posted without registration, commission, and the underlying training prescribed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Night Owl Security receives the candidate, screens against the statutory disqualifying criteria of Tex. Occ. Code §1702.113 / §1702.163, and — for eligible candidates — delivers the required Level II, Level III, or Level IV curriculum under the firm's training program.
Upon successful completion of training and the state examination, the candidate is registered with the Private Security Bureau and commissioned under Night Owl Security for active posting. Continuing education proceeds on our schedule, supervised by our cadre.
We do not cut steps. We do not post officers without their credentials. We do not accept candidates who cannot meet the statutory bar. The integrity of the commission is the foundation of the post — and the foundation of every assignment we accept.
Candidate submits to Night Owl Security. Background, work history, fitness for the trade.
Statutory disqualifier review under §1702.113 / §1702.163. Disqualified candidates declined.
TX DPS Level II / III / IV curriculum delivered under our certified training program.
State examination, firearms qualification where applicable, fingerprint clearance.
Registered with TX DPS Private Security Bureau and commissioned under Night Owl.
Issued post order, supervisor assignment, continuing education on our schedule.
The coursework required of officers commissioned under Night Owl Security — covering the statutory training, the field skills, and the documentation expected of a Texas-commissioned officer.
Night Owl Security retains Cesar Estrada as an instructor providing professional guidance to security officers seeking to enter the trade — supporting candidates with the field-tested instruction the work requires.
18 years of Law Enforcement / 16 years in Tactical units. Currently assigned as an Investigator. Member of ILEETA (International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association). Awarded multiple times for fruitful and successful investigations.
Ample experience in the execution of Tactical Building Entry, Hostage Rescue, Sniper, Surveillance, and Undercover Operations for local, state, and federal agencies. Conducts tactical trainings for different Law Enforcement Agencies.
The tactical training program supporting Night Owl Security's officer development — conducted by Master Peace Officer Cesar Estrada under the credentials of Sight-Alignment LLC.
Speak with the office about what your business, insurance, and public-safety coverage requires in order to operate properly. We provide professionally licensed security officers — armed or unarmed — deployed under written engagement and full statutory compliance with Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702.
(956) 413-2298 — or submit a written inquiry through the Office of Engagement —All inquiries received in confidence. Response within one business day. After-hours dispatch available for urgent matters.
Speak with the office about what your business, insurance, and public-safety coverage requires in order to operate properly. We provide professionally licensed security officers — armed or unarmed — deployed under written engagement and full statutory compliance with Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 1702.
(956) 413-2298 — or submit a written inquiry through the Office of Engagement —Four steps from first contact to the first post hour. Every engagement proceeds under written agreement and defined scope — no exceptions.
A confidential intake call to scope objectives, jurisdiction, threat profile, and operational constraints.
On-site or remote security assessment, drafting of post requirements, risk register, and personnel composition.
Written service agreement, COI furnishing, supervisory assignment, and post order issuance.
Officers deployed, reporting cadence activated, supervisor contact established, after-action reporting on schedule.
Night Owl Security maintains a single point of intake for all new engagements, RFP responses, and continuing-client requests. Discretion is presumed; communications are treated accordingly under Tex. Occ. Code §1702.133.
— For new and existing clients · Office of Protective Services —
Submission is treated as a confidential business communication. Night Owl Security does not solicit, encourage, or facilitate the provision of services outside the lawful scope of its Texas DPS Class C licensure.