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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation:
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
920 Colorado
Austin, Texas 78701 (see a map)
Mailing Address:
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-6599
Toll-Free (in Texas): (800) 803-9202
Fax: (512) 463-9468
Relay Texas-TDD: (800) 735-2989
Reciprocity:YES
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician Application: The “registered” technician application fee is $20. The “certified” technician application fee is $35.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor Application: $115
Master Electrician: $45
Journeyman Electrician: $30
ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRICAL SIGN CONTRACTOR LICENSE APPLICATION:$110
MASTER SIGN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE APPLICATION: $45
JOURNEYMAN SIGN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE APPLICATION: $30
RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN LICENSE APPLICATION: $20
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN LICENSE APPLICATION: $20
Initial Application Fee – Well Driller OR Pump Installer – $215
Initial Application Fee – Combination (Well and Pump) – $325
(2) “Air conditioning and refrigeration contracting” means performing or offering to perform the design, installation, construction, repair, maintenance, service, or modification of equipment or a product in an environmental air conditioning system, a commercial refrigeration system, or a process cooling or heating system. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the term does not include the performance of or an offer to perform the installation, repair, replacement, or modification of a thermostat or other temperature control interface by a person licensed or registered under Chapter 1702.
4) “Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor” means a person who engages in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting.
Sec. 1302.253. License Classifications
(a) The executive director shall issue a Class A or Class B air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license.
(b) A Class A license entitles the license holder to engage in each type of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting that is endorsed on the license in relation to a system, a product, or equipment of any size or capacity.
(c) A Class B license entitles the license holder to engage in each type of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting that is endorsed on the license in relation to a system, a product, or equipment of not more than:
(1) 25 tons cooling capacity; or
(2) 1.5 million British thermal units per hour output heating capacity.
(5) Electrical contracting means the business of designing, installing, erecting, repairing, or altering electrical wires or conductors to be used for light, heat, power, or signaling purposes. The term includes the installation or repair of ducts, raceways, or conduits for the reception or protection of wires or conductors and the installation or repair of any electrical machinery, apparatus, or system used for electrical light, heat, power, or signaling.
(6) Electrical contractor means a person engaged in electrical contracting.
(7) Electrical engineer means a person licensed under Chapter 1001 who possesses the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to perform electrical engineering work in this state.
(9) Electrical sign contracting means the business of designing, manufacturing, installing, connecting, reconnecting, or servicing an electric sign, cold cathode, neon gas tubing, or outline gas tubing, or altering electric sign wiring or conductors either inside or outside of a building.
(10) Electrical sign contractor means a person engaged in electrical sign contracting.
(11) Electrical work means any labor or material used in installing, maintaining, or extending an electrical wiring system and the appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with the use of electrical energy in, on, outside, or attached to a building, residence, structure, property, or premises. The term includes service entrance conductors as defined by the National Electrical Code.
(11-a) Executive director means the executive director of the department.
(11-b) Journeyman industrial electrician means an individual who engages in electrical work exclusively at a business that operates a chemical plant, petrochemical plant, refinery, natural gas plant, natural gas treating plant, pipeline, or oil and gas exploration and production operation.
Texas Public Works Association:
TPWA CONTACT INFORMATION:
Texas Public Works Association
Ronnie/Cheree Bates
TPWA Chapter Administrator
214-444-9596 office/Txt
972-420-7348 Fax
P.O.Box 293762
Lewisville, Texas. 75029
TPWA@outlook.com
Texas DOT:
125 East 11th Street • Austin, Texas 78701
general switchboard at (512) 463-8588
Send letters to:
Texas Department of Transportation
125 East 11th St.
Austin, TX 78701
Dial (800) 558-9368, toll free
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
PO Box 4200, Austin, TX, 78765
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
PO Box 4200, Austin, TX, 78765
License Types
The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners is the state agency responsible for licensing plumbers in Texas and has the authority to issues licenses, endorsements, and registrations. Below is general information about licensing. You can click on the name of the license, endorsement, or registration you are interested in to get more detailed information.
Licenses
There are four types of plumbing licenses: Tradesman Plumber-Limited, Journeyman, Master, and Plumbing Inspector. To obtain a license, you must meet all eligibility requirements, take and pass an examination, and pay a fee. Licenses renew annually. When you are issued your license for the first time, you will be assigned a random expiration date anywhere from 6-18 months from the date you passed your licensure exam…unless you are a Plumbing Inspector. All Plumbing Inspectors expire in January. All licensees must complete six hours of continuing professional education to be eligible to renew.
You may hold both a Journeyman and a Master Plumber License at the same time. When you receive your Master License, it is automatically assigned an expiration date that matches the expiration date of your Journeyman License. When you renew your licenses, you only have to pay the renewal fee for the Master License. You may also hold a Plumbing Inspector License in addition to your Journeyman or Master Plumber License, or both. However, your Plumbing Inspector License will renew in January instead of syncing up with the expiration date of your other license(s). If you hold all three licenses, and you are an unaffiliated Plumbing Inspector, you have to pay the renewal fee for both the Master and Plumbing Inspector Licenses. If you hold all three licenses, and you are an affiliated Plumbing Inspector, you only have to pay the renewal fee for the Plumbing Inspector License.
IMPORTANT: You cannot renew a license, registration, or endorsement that has been expired for more than two years. Instead, you must reinstate it. When your license or registration goes into reinstate, it is like you never held that license or registration at all. Therefore, reinstating your license requires registering as a Plumber’s Apprentice and applying for and passing all applicable exams. To take an exam, you must meet all CURRENT eligibility requirements even if those requirements were not in effect the first time you obtained your license. For example, if you received your Journeyman Plumber License prior to February 1, 2010, and did not complete an Apprenticeship program, you would be required to take the 48-hour training program in order to be eligible to take the Journeyman Plumber Examination.
Endorsements
There are three types of endorsements: Medical Gas Piping Installation, Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist, and Water Supply Protection Specialist. An endorsement is a certification that you can add to a Journeyman, Master, or Plumbing Inspector License. To obtain an endorsement, you must meet all eligibility requirements, take and pass an examination, and pay a fee. Endorsements renew once every three years. When you obtain an endorsement for the first time, it is automatically assigned an expiration date that matches the expiration date of the license you added the endorsement to.
Individuals who hold the Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement must complete at least two hours of continuing professional education to be eligible to renew.
Registrations
There are four types of registrations: Plumber’s Apprentice, Drain Cleaner-Restricted, Drain Cleaner, and Residential Utilities Installer. The Drain Cleaner-Restricted, Drain Cleaner, and Residential Utilities Installer Registrations function just like an endorsement because they are certifications that you can add to a Plumber’s Apprentice Registration. To obtain a registration, you must meet all eligibility requirements, fill out an application, and pay a fee. Registrations renew annually. When you are issued your Apprentice Registration for the first time, you will be assigned a random expiration date anywhere from 6-18 months from the date your application was approved. When you obtain an additional registration for the first time, it is automatically assigned an expiration date that matches the expiration date of your Apprentice Registration. Individuals who hold the Drain Cleaner-Restricted, Drain Cleaner, or Residential Utilities Installer Registration must complete six hours of continuing education to be eligible to renew.
The following table shows which endorsements and registrations may be added to a specific license type or a Plumber’s Apprentice Registration:
| Type of License or Registrations | Possible Additions |
| Master Plumber License | Responsible Master Plumber Designation |
| Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement | |
| Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement | |
| Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement | |
| Journeyman Plumber License | Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement |
| Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement | |
| Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement | |
| Tradesman Plumber-Limited License | Drain Cleaner Registration |
| Plumbing Inspector License | Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement |
| Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement | |
| Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement | |
| Plumber’s Apprentice Registration | Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration |
| Drain Cleaner Registration | |
| Residential Utilities Installer Registration |
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