State and vertical
Texas investigation work runs through DPS private security licensing, Occupations Code Chapter 1702, one-party recording-law review, investigator assignments, and attorney handoffs. PI Core gives investigation teams an organized case record without replacing practitioner judgment.
Quick answer
PI Core is Butler Solutions' investigation case management software surface for Texas private investigation firms. It supports intake, assignment, evidence records, surveillance notes, media and document organization, attorney handoff context, chain-of-custody style review, audit-oriented operations, and migration from CROSStrax, Trackops, or CaseFleet. Texas fit depends on Department of Public Safety private security regulation, Occupations Code Chapter 1702 licensing, company and individual license context, Penal Code section 16.02 recording-law review, investigator-of-record responsibility, field assignment tracking, and attorney work product expectations when the retaining customer is a law firm. PI Core does not file DPS licensing renewals, decide whether a recording is lawful, or replace investigator judgment. It gives the firm a structured place to track regulated work, evidence handling, license-review context, assignments, documents, and migration results before cutover. Pricing is $99, $149, $199, or custom by user count, with a 3-month free trial, founding cohort discount, design partner path, and migration terms described on Butler's pricing and migration pages.
PI Core in Texas
This page is narrower than the Texas state hub. It is for private investigation firms evaluating PI Core specifically, not for defense firms or bail agencies reviewing the full Butler product family.
Butler is Michigan-based and serves software customers nationally. For Texas investigation firms, implementation starts with DPS license posture, company and investigator roles, surveillance workflows, attorney handoffs, source systems, evidence media, and reporting practices the firm actually uses.
Texas regulatory landscape
Texas PI operations are shaped by DPS private security regulation, Occupations Code Chapter 1702, recording-law review, and investigator assignment control.
Texas DPS regulates the private security profession under Occupations Code Chapter 1702 and related rules. PI Core can track company, license-review, investigator, assignment, and renewal reminder context. It does not file renewals or decide whether a license is active.
Texas investigation work often requires clarity on which company, manager, investigator, or registered employee handled the assignment. PI Core organizes responsible-party context around the case so assignment history and deliverables are easier to review.
Texas Penal Code section 16.02 is the key wiretapping and interception statute. PI Core can track audio flags, consent notes, interview context, and attorney review status. It does not decide whether a specific recording is lawful.
Texas investigators retained by law firms need organized reports, evidence references, surveillance notes, and delivery records. PI Core supports attorney handoff context while the firm decides privilege, work product, and reporting review.
Workflow specificity
The workflow claims below stay inside current product positioning: investigation intake, assignment, evidence organization, surveillance documentation, attorney handoff context, migration review, and audit-oriented operations.
PI Core keeps client, attorney, subject, scope, location, due date, assignment, and review notes near the investigation record. Texas-specific license posture and company role questions can be tracked without claiming automated regulatory decisions.
Texas firms need a clear record of who worked a case, when they were assigned, what they captured, and what remains open. PI Core organizes assignment history, status notes, evidence references, and reporting tasks around the case.
PI Core can organize surveillance logs, timestamps, locations, photos, video references, narrative notes, and report drafts. The page does not claim forensic hash verification, automatic admissibility analysis, or direct court evidence filing.
PI Core can make Texas recording-law review visible through audio flags, consent notes, interview context, and attorney review status. It does not decide Penal Code section 16.02 questions or replace legal analysis before a recording is made or used.
Texas firms moving from CROSStrax, Trackops, or CaseFleet can use the PI Core trial period for a parallel run. Imported cases, contacts, reports, evidence references, media links, assignments, and notes are reviewed before primary operations move.
City-level PI Core
These city+vertical pages add county court, local bar, custody, licensing, and implementation-scope context beneath this state+vertical page.
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PI Core uses Butler's uniform pricing structure: Starter at $99 per user per month, Small Team at $149 per user per month, Firm at $199 per user per month, and custom pricing above 25 users. PI Core includes a 3-month free trial. Each product has a founding cohort with 100 spots and 25% off for 2 years, plus an application-based design partner program with 10 spots per product.
Migration
PI Core migration follows Butler's existing migration program. Founding cohort customers receive migration free. Standard cloud-to-cloud migration is $499 for typical scope up to 5,000 records. Complex migration is $1,499 for multi-source histories, large document libraries, or unusual source structures. Migration fees are credited back as platform credit after 6 months of paid subscription.
Texas PI Core FAQ
Yes. PI Core is built for investigation firms that need structured intake, assignments, evidence organization, surveillance notes, attorney handoff context, reporting workflow, audit-oriented operations, and migration support from incumbent PI or litigation case management software.
No. PI Core can track license-review context, responsible parties, investigator assignments, and renewal reminders, but it does not file DPS renewals, determine eligibility, or replace Texas licensing review. Firm owners and licensed professionals remain responsible for compliance.
PI Core can keep consent notes, audio flags, interview context, and attorney review status close to the case. It does not decide whether a recording is lawful under Texas Penal Code section 16.02. Investigators should keep practitioner or attorney review in the workflow.
PI Core can organize responsible company, assigned investigator, task history, evidence references, notes, and report delivery around the case. It does not make regulatory determinations about who may perform a specific assignment under Chapter 1702.
PI Core supports organization of surveillance logs, timestamps, locations, narrative notes, photos, video references, report drafts, and delivery status. The page does not claim forensic hash verification or automatic admissibility analysis unless that scope is verified during implementation.
PI Core keeps attorney, client, case, privilege context, report drafts, supporting media, assignments, and delivery status together. This helps firms maintain a cleaner handoff record when the investigation supports litigation or criminal defense work.
Yes, where usable exports or records are available. Migration review identifies cases, contacts, assignments, notes, reports, evidence references, media libraries, and active deadlines. The 3-month trial period supports a parallel run while imported records are reviewed.
Active investigations should be handled through a parallel-run plan. Investigators can validate assignments, case status, report drafts, evidence references, surveillance notes, and attorney handoffs before cutover so discrepancies surface before PI Core becomes the primary system.
Butler does not position PI Core as the cheapest option. Pricing is per user at $99, $149, $199, or custom by user count, with founding cohort discounts where available. The reason to evaluate PI Core is investigation workflow fit and evidence handling discipline.
Start with PI Core pricing if user count, trial period, founding cohort eligibility, and migration terms are the main questions. Use contact if the questions are DPS workflow, recording-law review, surveillance evidence, attorney handoffs, or source-system migration.
Public sources cited
State and vertical information cited from public sources current as of May 4, 2026. Butler updates state+vertical content as court, licensing, and practice rules change.
Texas PI Core evaluation
Use pricing if the main question is user count, trial period, founding cohort, or migration terms. Use contact if the question is state-specific court fit, source-system migration, or implementation scope.