Texas licenses and renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for Texas on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for the rest of its details.

Texas Electrician License Renewal (TDLR)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas electrician licenses are valid for one year from the date they're issued, so the CE and the renewal come around fast: four hours of approved CE during the license term, then an online renewal with TDLR. Renewing after the expiration date costs more, and after three years the license can't be renewed at all.
Renews every
1 year: a license is valid for one year from the date it was issued
Continuing education
4 hours from a TDLR-registered provider, completed within the term of the license being renewed, covering the National Electrical Code, Texas electrician law, TDLR's electrician rules, and NFPA 70E electrical safety. One CE hour is 50 minutes of instruction
Texas HVAC (ACR) Contractor License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas ACR contractor licenses are valid for one year, and the 8 CE hours have to be done before the license expires. TDLR recommends starting the renewal 30 to 60 days ahead: once the license expires you can't do ACR contracting, and renewing late costs more.
Renews every
1 year from the date of issue
Continuing education
8 hours from a TDLR-approved provider, including 1 hour of Texas law and rules, completed before the license expires
Texas Plumbing License Renewal (TSBPE)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas plumbing licenses (tradesman plumber-limited, journeyman, master) are valid for one year, and every renewal needs 6 hours of continuing professional education from a TSBPE-approved provider. Renew late and you can't do plumbing work that needs the license until the renewal is issued; let a license sit expired for two years and it can't be renewed at all.
Renews every
1 year
Continuing education
6 hours from a TSBPE-approved provider before each renewal, 3 of them in health protection, energy conservation and water conservation. You have 12 months to complete them
Does Texas Require a General Contractor License?
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas doesn't issue a statewide general contractor license. That doesn't mean nothing expires: cities can require contractors to register before they issue permits, and the documents clients and GCs actually check (liability insurance, workers' comp, COIs) all have expiration dates.
Texas Backflow Tester (BPAT) License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, anyone who tests or repairs backflow prevention assemblies needs a Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). A BPAT license is valid for three years. To renew, you finish 24 hours of continuing education before it expires, 8 of them hands-on practical skills training, submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation, and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours from TCEQ-approved training courses, 8 of them practical skills (hands-on) training. You can take it any time while the license is valid, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record
Texas LP-Gas Exemption Card Renewal (RRC)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas master and journeyman plumbers and Class A or B air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) contractors can do the LP-gas (propane) work a Railroad Commission Category D license covers, without one, by registering for an exemption with the Commission's Alternative Fuels Safety (AFS) department. The exemption card is renewed every year: every registration expires at midnight on May 31, and the renewal fee is $20. Miss it and the exemption lapses: you stop all LP-gas work until it has been renewed, with the $20 fee plus a $20 late fee (unless active duty kept you from renewing: see Military service).
Renews every
1 year: every registration expires at midnight on May 31 and must be renewed before then to stay in force
Continuing education
None for the exemption: it replaces the Category D training and continuing education requirements
Texas Fire Alarm License Renewal (State Fire Marshal)
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, a company that plans, certifies, leases, sells, installs, services, monitors or maintains fire alarm or fire detection systems needs an Alarm Certificate of Registration (ACR) from the State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO), part of the Texas Department of Insurance, unless the Insurance Code exempts the work, and its fire alarm technicians and superintendents hold individual licenses. Both renew every two years and expire at midnight on the date printed on them. A company's renewal isn't approved until a current certificate of liability insurance is on file with the SFMO. Renewing late costs a late fee, and a registration or license expired for two years or longer can't be renewed: you apply again as new.
Renews every
2 years. A registration or license expires at midnight on the date printed on it
Continuing education
The Insurance Code makes participation in the continuing education programs the SFMO certifies voluntary, and the individual renewal form (SF094) asks nothing about CE
Texas Landscape Irrigator License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, you may not sell, design, install, maintain, alter, repair, service or inspect an irrigation system, or consult on one, unless you hold a license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ): a Landscape Irrigator (LI), Irrigation Technician (IT) or Irrigation Inspector (II) license. Each is valid for three years. To renew, you finish your continuing education before the license expires (24 hours for an irrigator or inspector, 16 for a technician), submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation, and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours for a Landscape Irrigator, 16 hours for an Irrigation Technician and 24 hours for an Irrigation Inspector. You can take it any time while the license is valid, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record
Texas Water Well Driller and Pump Installer License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
Water well drillers and pump installers in Texas are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and a person whose license has expired may not legally offer well drilling or pump installation services. A driller or installer license is valid for two years from the date of issue. To renew, you complete 8 hours of continuing education from a registered provider within the license's term (1 hour on the Water Well Driller/Pump Installer laws and rules, 7 on water well industry topics), answer the criminal conviction question, and pay $430 for a driller or pump installer license or $650 for a combination license. TDLR mails a renewal notice about 60 days before expiration. Late renewals cost 1.5 times the fee for up to 90 days and 2 times the fee after that; from 18 months, renewal also needs the executive director's approval, and a license expired three years or more means a new license and the exam again.
Renews every
Two years: a driller or installer license is valid for two years from the date of issue. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
Renewing on or after March 1, 2025: 8 hours, 1 hour dedicated to the Water Well Driller/Pump Installer laws and rules and 7 hours in topics directly related to the water well industry, and you're issued a two-year license. Courses must be completed within the term of the license being renewed (a license expiring January 1, 2026 counts courses taken between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2026). For a late renewal, the hours must be completed within the period immediately before the license expired
Texas OSSF (Septic) Installer License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, anyone who works as an on-site sewage facility (OSSF, or septic system) installer, apprentice, maintenance provider or maintenance technician must be licensed or registered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The licenses and registrations are valid for three years. Installer I, Installer II, Maintenance Provider, Site Evaluator and Designated Representative licenses need 24 hours of continuing education from TCEQ-approved courses, finished before the license expires; Apprentice and Maintenance Technician registrations need none. To renew, you submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years: occupational licenses and registrations are valid for three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours from TCEQ-approved training courses for Installer I, Installer II, Maintenance Provider, Site Evaluator and Designated Representative licenses; none for Apprentice and Maintenance Technician registrations. You can take it any time while the license is active, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record

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Texas licenses and renewals

Texas Electrician License Renewal (TDLR)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas electrician licenses are valid for one year from the date they're issued, so the CE and the renewal come around fast: four hours of approved CE during the license term, then an online renewal with TDLR. Renewing after the expiration date costs more, and after three years the license can't be renewed at all.
Renews every
1 year: a license is valid for one year from the date it was issued
Continuing education
4 hours from a TDLR-registered provider, completed within the term of the license being renewed, covering the National Electrical Code, Texas electrician law, TDLR's electrician rules, and NFPA 70E electrical safety. One CE hour is 50 minutes of instruction
Texas HVAC (ACR) Contractor License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas ACR contractor licenses are valid for one year, and the 8 CE hours have to be done before the license expires. TDLR recommends starting the renewal 30 to 60 days ahead: once the license expires you can't do ACR contracting, and renewing late costs more.
Renews every
1 year from the date of issue
Continuing education
8 hours from a TDLR-approved provider, including 1 hour of Texas law and rules, completed before the license expires
Texas Plumbing License Renewal (TSBPE)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas plumbing licenses (tradesman plumber-limited, journeyman, master) are valid for one year, and every renewal needs 6 hours of continuing professional education from a TSBPE-approved provider. Renew late and you can't do plumbing work that needs the license until the renewal is issued; let a license sit expired for two years and it can't be renewed at all.
Renews every
1 year
Continuing education
6 hours from a TSBPE-approved provider before each renewal, 3 of them in health protection, energy conservation and water conservation. You have 12 months to complete them
Does Texas Require a General Contractor License?
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas doesn't issue a statewide general contractor license. That doesn't mean nothing expires: cities can require contractors to register before they issue permits, and the documents clients and GCs actually check (liability insurance, workers' comp, COIs) all have expiration dates.
Texas Backflow Tester (BPAT) License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, anyone who tests or repairs backflow prevention assemblies needs a Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). A BPAT license is valid for three years. To renew, you finish 24 hours of continuing education before it expires, 8 of them hands-on practical skills training, submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation, and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours from TCEQ-approved training courses, 8 of them practical skills (hands-on) training. You can take it any time while the license is valid, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record
Texas LP-Gas Exemption Card Renewal (RRC)
Last reviewed October 2026
Texas master and journeyman plumbers and Class A or B air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) contractors can do the LP-gas (propane) work a Railroad Commission Category D license covers, without one, by registering for an exemption with the Commission's Alternative Fuels Safety (AFS) department. The exemption card is renewed every year: every registration expires at midnight on May 31, and the renewal fee is $20. Miss it and the exemption lapses: you stop all LP-gas work until it has been renewed, with the $20 fee plus a $20 late fee (unless active duty kept you from renewing: see Military service).
Renews every
1 year: every registration expires at midnight on May 31 and must be renewed before then to stay in force
Continuing education
None for the exemption: it replaces the Category D training and continuing education requirements
Texas Fire Alarm License Renewal (State Fire Marshal)
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, a company that plans, certifies, leases, sells, installs, services, monitors or maintains fire alarm or fire detection systems needs an Alarm Certificate of Registration (ACR) from the State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO), part of the Texas Department of Insurance, unless the Insurance Code exempts the work, and its fire alarm technicians and superintendents hold individual licenses. Both renew every two years and expire at midnight on the date printed on them. A company's renewal isn't approved until a current certificate of liability insurance is on file with the SFMO. Renewing late costs a late fee, and a registration or license expired for two years or longer can't be renewed: you apply again as new.
Renews every
2 years. A registration or license expires at midnight on the date printed on it
Continuing education
The Insurance Code makes participation in the continuing education programs the SFMO certifies voluntary, and the individual renewal form (SF094) asks nothing about CE
Texas Landscape Irrigator License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, you may not sell, design, install, maintain, alter, repair, service or inspect an irrigation system, or consult on one, unless you hold a license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ): a Landscape Irrigator (LI), Irrigation Technician (IT) or Irrigation Inspector (II) license. Each is valid for three years. To renew, you finish your continuing education before the license expires (24 hours for an irrigator or inspector, 16 for a technician), submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation, and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours for a Landscape Irrigator, 16 hours for an Irrigation Technician and 24 hours for an Irrigation Inspector. You can take it any time while the license is valid, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record
Texas Water Well Driller and Pump Installer License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
Water well drillers and pump installers in Texas are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and a person whose license has expired may not legally offer well drilling or pump installation services. A driller or installer license is valid for two years from the date of issue. To renew, you complete 8 hours of continuing education from a registered provider within the license's term (1 hour on the Water Well Driller/Pump Installer laws and rules, 7 on water well industry topics), answer the criminal conviction question, and pay $430 for a driller or pump installer license or $650 for a combination license. TDLR mails a renewal notice about 60 days before expiration. Late renewals cost 1.5 times the fee for up to 90 days and 2 times the fee after that; from 18 months, renewal also needs the executive director's approval, and a license expired three years or more means a new license and the exam again.
Renews every
Two years: a driller or installer license is valid for two years from the date of issue. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
Renewing on or after March 1, 2025: 8 hours, 1 hour dedicated to the Water Well Driller/Pump Installer laws and rules and 7 hours in topics directly related to the water well industry, and you're issued a two-year license. Courses must be completed within the term of the license being renewed (a license expiring January 1, 2026 counts courses taken between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2026). For a late renewal, the hours must be completed within the period immediately before the license expired
Texas OSSF (Septic) Installer License Renewal
Last reviewed October 2026
In Texas, anyone who works as an on-site sewage facility (OSSF, or septic system) installer, apprentice, maintenance provider or maintenance technician must be licensed or registered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The licenses and registrations are valid for three years. Installer I, Installer II, Maintenance Provider, Site Evaluator and Designated Representative licenses need 24 hours of continuing education from TCEQ-approved courses, finished before the license expires; Apprentice and Maintenance Technician registrations need none. To renew, you submit a renewal application and a criminal history attestation and pay $111. TCEQ takes a late renewal up to 180 days after expiration at 1.5 or 2 times the fee, but CE not finished by the expiration date gets the renewal denied, and after 180 days you start over with a new application and the exam.
Renews every
Three years: occupational licenses and registrations are valid for three years. Go by the expiration date on your license
Continuing education
24 hours from TCEQ-approved training courses for Installer I, Installer II, Maintenance Provider, Site Evaluator and Designated Representative licenses; none for Apprentice and Maintenance Technician registrations. You can take it any time while the license is active, but it must be finished before the expiration date: CE not completed by then gets the renewal denied, even if you apply within the 180-day late window. TCEQ's License Information search shows the CE hours on your record

Compare with other states

Electrician license renewal requirements by state: renewal cycles and continuing education from one of these guides, side by side with other states.

2027 license renewal deadlines by month: 1 deadline from these guides, with a calendar file to download.

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