Methodology
Data coverage & methodology
licensed-tx republishes the State of Texas’s public licensing record. Here is exactly what that covers, where it comes from, and how we keep it honest.
Source & freshness
- Last sync
- Jun 9, 2026, 11:27 PM CT
- Source
- TDLR All Licenses dataset (7358-krk7)
- Cadence
- Daily delta at 06:00 CT
- Latency
- Typically under 24 hours behind TDLR
What we cover
239,104 active licenses across 9 trades and 251 Texas counties.
By trade
- Apprentice Electrician122,022
- A/C Technician35,162
- Journeyman Electrician33,764
- HVAC Contractor16,723
- Master Electrician16,079
- Electrical Contractor11,093
- Apprentice Sign Electrician2,050
- Residential Wireman1,680
- Electrical Sign Contractor531
By county
- Harris39,573
- Dallas25,577
- Bexar15,369
- Tarrant13,702
- Hidalgo10,959
- Travis8,818
- Williamson6,230
- Denton6,119
- Collin5,222
- Montgomery5,096
- El Paso4,444
- Fort Bend4,328
Show all 251 counties
- Brazoria3,272
- Cameron3,257
- Nueces2,572
- Galveston2,547
- Hays2,346
- Ellis2,313
- Bell2,278
- Jefferson2,224
- Kaufman2,177
- Ector2,047
- Johnson2,040
- Lubbock1,927
- Midland1,764
- Parker1,571
- Comal1,543
- Mclennan1,533
- Bastrop1,429
- Taylor1,345
- Liberty1,337
- Guadalupe1,265
- Rockwall1,258
- Grayson1,231
- Brazos1,180
- Smith1,147
- Randall1,097
- Potter991
- Webb939
- Hunt886
- Orange824
- Caldwell734
- Starr728
- San Patricio712
- Gregg693
- Wichita685
- Wise611
- Burnet564
- Victoria542
- Hood528
- Chambers514
- Wilson497
- Henderson487
- Waller473
- Van Zandt464
- Tom Green452
- Coryell452
- Hardin438
- Angelina434
- Medina426
- Atascosa383
- Bowie381
- Kendall351
- Navarro344
- Lamar343
- Lampasas318
- Maverick296
- Kerr284
- Walker282
- Andrews281
- Wood281
- Wharton280
- Fannin275
- Gaines273
- Matagorda260
- Polk257
- Milam256
- Cooke255
- Nacogdoches253
- Erath247
- Val Verde243
- Hill238
- Austin228
- Titus226
- Palo Pinto221
- Jim Wells216
- Bandera210
- Gillespie210
- Brown208
- Grimes203
- Scurry199
- Jasper198
- Aransas196
- Anderson195
- Lee190
- Harrison190
- Rusk188
- Fayette184
- Upshur182
- Calhoun181
- Hopkins181
- Washington179
- Hutchinson179
- Howard177
- Cherokee176
- Gray172
- Hockley167
- Burleson161
- Uvalde161
- Llano159
- Montague153
- Kleberg153
- Hale143
- Lavaca138
- San Jacinto132
- Rains131
- Bosque128
- Robertson123
- Callahan121
- Eastland119
- Cass116
- Panola115
- Colorado115
- Gonzales110
- Leon108
- Tyler106
- Blanco102
- Shelby101
- Reeves101
- Stephens92
- Young91
- Limestone89
- Red River88
- Freestone86
- Yoakum84
- Terry81
- Houston81
- Jones80
- Trinity80
- Jackson80
- Moore79
- Dewitt78
- Bee78
- Dawson77
- Deaf Smith77
- Ward76
- Camp76
- Pecos75
- Winkler73
- Morris71
- Childress67
- Madison67
- Nolan66
- Lamb65
- Willacy63
- Zapata61
- Comanche59
- Frio59
- Somervell59
- Franklin57
- Karnes55
- Falls55
- Brewster53
- Hamilton52
- Wilbarger50
- Sabine50
- Presidio47
- Dallam44
- Goliad43
- Crane41
- Coleman38
- Martin37
- Duval37
- Jack36
- Delta36
- Mcculloch35
- Archer35
- Ochiltree35
- Live Oak34
- Newton34
- Brooks33
- Runnels32
- Parmer32
- Floyd31
- Mason31
- Carson31
- Zavala30
- Clay30
- Crosby29
- Haskell29
- Refugio27
- Lynn27
- Mitchell27
- San Augustine26
- Dimmit26
- Hansford25
- Marion24
- Swisher23
- San Saba21
- Bailey20
- Baylor20
- Garza18
- Mills17
- Cochran16
- Castro16
- Armstrong15
- Shackleford15
- Wheeler14
- Kimble14
- Dickens14
- Sutton14
- Collingsworth14
- Knox13
- Upton12
- Hemphill12
- Coke12
- Stonewall11
- Oldham11
- La Salle11
- Hardeman11
- Reagan11
- Hudspeth11
- Menard10
- Donley9
- Real9
- Jim Hogg9
- Schleicher8
- Throckmorton7
- Concho7
- Crockett7
- Fisher7
- Jeff Davis7
- Irion6
- Roberts6
- Sterling5
- Lipscomb5
- Kinney5
- Edwards5
- Culberson5
- Briscoe4
- Hartley4
- Hall4
- Cottle4
- Kent3
- Motley3
- Glasscock3
- Sherman3
- Terrell2
- Borden0
- Mcmullen0
- Foard0
What we don't cover yet
- Plumbing — regulated by a separate board (TSBPE) with no open data feed.
- Permit history — planned for a future release.
- Complaint and disciplinary records — TDLR does not expose these through the dataset.
- Out-of-state licensees — shown on their profiles, but excluded from county totals.
How we keep it accurate
- Every row is validated against a typed contract on each sync; rows that fail are quarantined, not published.
- Volume-drift thresholds (10% overall, 15% per trade) flag anomalous syncs for review before they reach the live site.
- Raw source snapshots are retained for 90 days in an append-only Bronze layer, so any published value can be traced back to the exact TDLR payload it came from.
- Periodic full-table reconciliation runs beyond the daily delta to catch silent removals.
Takedown policy
These are public records, republishable under Texas law. A licensee who wants their record removed from licensed-tx can request an opt-out.