Every official TDLR link, sorted by what you need to do

TDLR regulates more than 40 programs, and its website spreads the tools across all of them. This page puts the 97 links people actually look for in one place, with a line on what each one is for. Every link goes to the official source.

Links last checked 8 October 2026

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Jump to: Look something up · Your license · Continuing education · Boilers, elevators and towing · Complaints and enforcement · Rules, meetings and news · Data · Not TDLR: other Texas licensing boards · All program pages · Contact TDLR

Look something up

TDLR keeps separate searches for people, equipment, companies and enforcement records. Pick by what you are looking for.

Link	Use it for
License search (individuals and businesses)	Whether a person or business holds a TDLR license, its number and expiration date.
Search everything (all TDLR searches)	TDLR's own index of every search and verification tool.
Boiler Data Search	A boiler's registration, inspection organization and certificate expiry. How to use it.
Elevators and Related Equipment Search	A specific elevator or escalator and its inspection history. How to use it.
Elevator Inspection Reports	Filing portal for inspection reports. Sign-in required.
Tow Company and Vehicle Storage Facility Search	Whether a tow company or storage lot is licensed, and its status. How to use it.
Penalties and Administrative Orders	Fines and sanctions from the current and two previous fiscal years. How to use it.
Architectural Barriers Project Data Search	Accessibility project registrations, reviews and inspections.
Barber and Cosmetology School Approved Curriculum	Curricula approved for barber and cosmetology schools.
Driving Safety Certificate Validation	Validate a driving safety certificate or find parent-taught driver education providers.
Search the TDLR website	Full-text search of tdlr.texas.gov, for forms and rule pages.

Your license

Applying, renewing and keeping your details current.

Link	Use it for
Renew a license	Online renewal for most license types.
Apply for a license	New applications, by program.
Manage your license	Change of address or name, duplicate licenses and other updates.
Lawful presence	TDLR's lawful presence requirements for applicants and license holders.
Benefits for military	Fee waivers and other provisions for service members, veterans and spouses.
Second Chances (criminal history)	How TDLR evaluates criminal history for licensing.

Continuing education

Hours required to renew, by program. Our renewal guides summarize the main trades.

Link	Use it for
Continuing education, all programs	TDLR's index of CE requirements.
Air conditioning and refrigeration CE	Hours for ACR contractors. Our guide.
Electricians CE	Annual hours for electricians. Our guide.
Barbering and cosmetology CE	Hours for barbers and cosmetologists. Cosmetology · Barber.
Towing operators CE	Hours for tow truck operators.
Elevator contractor responsible party CE	Hours for elevator responsible parties.
Massage therapy CE	Hours for massage therapists.
Mold assessors and remediators CE	Hours for mold licenses.
Water well drillers and pump installers CE	Hours for water well licenses.

Boilers, elevators and towing

The programs where the record you want is usually equipment or a company, not a person.

Link	Use it for
Boiler Safety program	Program home: rules, inspectors and contacts.
Boiler FAQ	Certificates, fees, inspections and missing certificates.
Boiler forms	Installation reports, temporary operating permits and more.
Boiler portal (invoices and certificates)	Pay invoices and print certificates. Registration required.
Elevator / Escalator Safety program	Program home for owners, contractors and inspectors.
Obtaining a certificate of compliance (ELE201N, PDF)	The owner's step-by-step: inspection, filing, fees and posting.
Tow Trucks, Operators and VSFs program	Program home for towing and vehicle storage.
Towing consumer protection (PDF)	Your rights when towed from private property, fee caps and the tow hearing.
Architectural Barriers program	Texas Accessibility Standards and project registration.

Complaints and enforcement

Reporting a problem and checking what has been done about past ones.

Link	Use it for
Complaints and enforcement	TDLR's hub for complaints, investigations and sanctions.
File a complaint	Report unlicensed activity or a violation.
Pay penalties online	Pay an assessed administrative penalty.
Towing penalties and sanctions	Standard penalties for towing violations.
Vehicle storage facility penalties	Standard penalties for storage facility violations.

Rules, meetings and news

Where rule changes are proposed, adopted and announced.

Link	Use it for
Laws and rules	Statutes and administrative rules for every program.
Open meetings	Commission and advisory board meetings, agendas and materials.
News and updates	TDLR announcements, rule changes and program news.
Email updates	Subscribe to TDLR's own email bulletins by program.
The Commission	Members of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
Agency reports	Annual reports, statistics and strategic plans.

Data

The raw file, and what we compile from it.

Link	Use it for
TDLR license file (daily download)	Every license TDLR issues, refreshed daily. The source of every figure on this site.
Texas license renewals report	Renewals by month, trade and county, compiled from the license file.
Renewals dataset (CSV, CC BY 4.0)	The same figures, machine readable and free to reuse with attribution.
All 82 license types	Every type in the file, grouped by trade, with counts.

Not TDLR: other Texas licensing boards

Several trades people expect to find at TDLR are licensed elsewhere.

Link	Use it for
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners	Plumbers, plumbing inspectors and related endorsements.
TSBPE public license search	Look up a plumber's license.
Texas Real Estate Commission	Real estate agents and brokers, and home inspectors.
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors	Professional engineers and land surveyors.
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners	Architects, landscape architects and registered interior designers.
TCEQ occupational licensing	Environmental licenses such as irrigation, backflow and water system operators.

All TDLR program pages

The home page of each program TDLR regulates, where its rules, fees, forms and FAQs live.

Contact TDLR

TDLR's main office is at 920 Colorado St., Austin, Texas 78701. Phone (512) 463-6599 or toll free (800) 803-9202. The contact page routes questions by program.

PermitPulled is independent and cannot answer questions about an individual license or application. For those, TDLR is the only source.

Guides that explain these tools

Links checked against tdlr.texas.gov on 8 October 2026. TDLR reorganises its website from time to time; if a link has moved, the TDLR website search will find the new page. Independent site, not affiliated with TDLR.

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