Houston Security Guards
Reliable Guard & Patrol posts licensed armed and unarmed officers at Houston commercial sites: construction, warehouses, vacant buildings, retail, and office buildings. Texas DPS license B07315701, active since 2018. About 150 officers. Every patrol is GPS-tracked and logged. No long-term contract, and we issue a certificate of insurance the same day.
Security Guard Services In Houston TX:
What we protect
We staff two officer types across five site types. We do not take residential, HOA, or event work, and we do not run K-9, fire watch, alarm response, or parking enforcement. Commercial posts are the whole business, which is why our officers know them.
Armed Security Guard
Unarmed Security Guard
Building Security Guard
Construction Site Security Guard
Hotel Security Guard
Security Guard
Retail & Shopping Center Security
Warehouse Security Guard
I am very grateful for the service provided by the security guards of this company. Most speak Spanish and always respond when needed.
The service they give helps a lot, especially at night, the security always on top and ahead of work, making sure everyone and everything is safe.
What stopping a loss actually looks like
Most of the losses we stop happen overnight, before a break-in is finished. The entries below are taken from our patrol logs, with client names and exact addresses removed. They are the reason a documented officer on site beats a camera nobody is watching.
Construction site
A pickup circled the site, then stopped near a gated entrance while the occupants studied the access points. The officer switched on the patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and moved toward the gate. The truck left. The officer logged the vehicle description and notified site management.
✓ No property lost
Construction site
Two people carried materials toward the perimeter fence in an unlit corner of the lot. The officer lit the area with a spotlight and gave a verbal challenge. Both dropped the materials and ran. The officer recovered everything and called police and site management. An inventory check came back complete.
✓ Materials recovered, full inventory
Construction site
On a scheduled round, the officer found a storage container forced open and a person pulling out rolls of copper wire. The officer called police, held visual contact from a safe distance, and fed updates to dispatch. Responding officers arrived and made an arrest. The copper went back to site management.
✓ Copper recovered, suspect arrested
Vacant building
Two people were prying at a boarded rear window. The officer called dispatch and police, kept watch from cover, and ran the patrol vehicle’s lights. Both left before getting in. A later check found minor damage to the window covering and no entry. The officer secured the site and notified the owner.
✓ Entry prevented
Distribution warehouse
After hours, an unauthorized vehicle sat near the loading docks while a person tried a secured storage area by the dock doors. The officer called dispatch and the site supervisor, identified himself, and directed the person off the restricted area. The person left. A dock-and-gate check found no forced entry, damage, or missing inventory.
✓ Site secure, no loss
Every one of these was GPS-logged and written up as an incident report the client received. That record is the point: it is what holds up with an insurer or in a dispute later.
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What a Texas guard can legally do
A security officer has a citizen’s authority, not police powers
In Texas, a licensed security officer has the same authority to detain or arrest as any private citizen. No more. What you are paying for is an officer trained to use that limited authority correctly and to document it, so a stopped incident holds up afterward.
When an officer can detain
Under Texas law, any person, including a security officer, may make a warrantless arrest only when a felony or a breach of the public peace happens in their presence or view (Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 14.01). For theft, Texas also lets any person recover stolen property and hold the suspect when there are reasonable grounds to believe the property was stolen (Art. 18.16).
What happens next
A detained person is turned over to police without delay. A security officer does not file charges, transport, or jail anyone. Force is limited to what is reasonable, the same self-defense and defense-of-property rules that apply to any citizen under the Texas Penal Code.
Armed vs unarmed, in legal terms
A Level III commissioned officer may carry a firearm on duty. That does not widen arrest authority. The difference is deterrence and the response option on a high-risk post, not extra legal power. Both officer types operate inside the same citizen-authority limits.
Why this protects you
An officer who oversteps that authority creates liability for the property owner, not just for the company. Training, clear post orders, and a written record are the controls that keep a stop defensible. That is the work behind the 6-point standard below.
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Which officer your site needs
Most commercial posts are unarmed. Here is when armed is worth it.
Choose armed when the site has cash on hand, high-value or easily-resold assets, a history of violent incidents, or a credible specific threat. Otherwise, unarmed deterrence and documentation handle the large majority of commercial loss.
Unarmed fits when
Deterrence and observe-and-report
After-hours patrol of construction sites, warehouses, vacant buildings, and offices. Access control and visitor checks. Loss prevention at retail. The risk is theft, trespass, and vandalism, not armed confrontation.
Armed fits when
Higher-risk and high-value posts
Cash handling, high-value asset protection, a site with prior violent incidents, or a named threat. Armed presence costs more per hour (see below). Many sites run unarmed patrol with a clear escalation plan instead.
The 6-Point Officer Standard Officer Standard
No officer works a post until they clear all six
Guard reliability is the thing clients worry about most. The same six checks apply to every officer, on every site, before deployment.
- DPS license verification: Active Texas DPS registration confirmed for the level the post requires, before the officer is deployed.
- Fingerprint background check: Full criminal background screening, with fingerprint-based checks consistent with state requirements.
- Drug testing: Pre-assignment drug testing. No exceptions, armed or unarmed.
- Interview to standard: An in-person interview against company conduct and presentation standards, not just a license check.
- Verified references: References contacted and confirmed. We verify history, we do not assume it.
- Recurring training: Unarmed officers complete Level II training. Armed officers re-qualify with firearm proficiency and six hours of continuing education at each two-year license renewal.
Don't take our word for it. Check the license yourself
You can confirm any Houston security company’s license on the state’s public portal. Here is exactly how, and here is our number to check.
- Open the Texas TOPS portal. Go to the Texas Online Private Security public license search, run by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
- Search by license number or company name. Enter our company license number B07315701, or search “Reliable Guard and Patrol Service.”
- Confirm the status is active. Check that the license is current and free of open issues. A lapsed or missing license is a real liability and insurance problem for you, the client.
- Ask for officer-level proof too. For armed posts, you can confirm an officer holds an active Level III commission. We provide names on request.
Level II: Non-commissioned
Unarmed officers. State training course and test required.
Level III: Commissioned (armed)
Armed officers. Minimum 45 hours of training plus firearm proficiency.
Level IV: Personal protection
Close protection. An added 15-hour minimum on top of Level III. We do not staff this.
Why Clients Keep Us
The difference is accountability, not adjectives
Same-day response
Proof every patrol happened
No long-term contracts
Same-day insurance
English & Spanish officers
A dedicated account supervisor
Let us help you protect what matters most. Choose us for dependable and professional security services!
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Coverage across the Houston metro
We cover Houston and the surrounding metro, 24/7, including holidays. If your site sits in or near these areas, we can post an officer.
Proudly Serving:
01. Houston, TX
02. Sugar Land, TX
03. Pearland, TX
04. Conroe, TX
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