Texas Registered Accessibility Specialist license lookup — free

A Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) reviews building plans and inspects construction to confirm it actually meets Texas accessibility standards — the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), ADA, ANSI, and egress code requirements that determine whether a building is actually usable by people with disabilities. Architects, builders, and state agencies rely on an RAS's review before and after construction to catch accessibility problems while they're still fixable. Because this work carries real legal and safety weight, TDLR restricts the continuing education that keeps this license active to accessibility-specific topics rather than general credit. A lapsed RAS license means plan reviews and inspections from that person can't be relied on until it's current again.

TDLR states directly that RAS licenses are valid for one year from the date of issue. Continuing education runs 4 hours per cycle, restricted to specific accessibility-code content — Chapter 469, TAS, ADA, ANSI, and egress codes — and it has to be completed in the 12 months immediately before renewal, not just sometime during the license term. Late renewal fees are confirmed by TDLR's own fee math: $250 on time, $375 if renewed within 90 days of expiration (1.5 times normal), and $500 from 90 days out to 18 months (2 times normal); from 18 months to three years, renewal requires a 'Request to Executive Director' form at that same $500 rate. Past three years lapsed, an RAS has to reapply and retake the exam rather than simply renew.