Texas trade license guides
Renewal fees, CE hours, late-fee ladders, and what a lapsed license really costs — written plainly, with every figure taken from TDLR's and TSBPE's own pages.
How to verify a Texas contractor's license before they start work
A five-minute check that beats a $1,000+ problem: which agency to check (TDLR vs TSBPE), the license-number gotcha that trips people up, and how to read what the state shows you.
August 17, 2026
What happens if your Texas electrician license expires?
The real cost of a lapsed TDLR electrician license: the 90-day late window, doubled fees, a $1,000–$3,500 fine for working on it, and the three-year point of no return.
August 17, 2026
Texas electrician license renewal: fees and CE hours, type by type
Every TDLR electrician license renewal fee — on time, under 90 days late, and up to 18 months late — plus who owes 4 CE hours and who's exempt. Figures from TDLR's own pages.
August 17, 2026
Texas plumbing license renewal: TSBPE's rules, fees, and the two-year cutoff
Texas plumbing licenses run on TSBPE's rules, not TDLR's: annual renewal, 6 CPE hours, staggered expiration dates — and a two-year cutoff that sends a lapsed Master back to apprentice registration.
August 17, 2026
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