Independent research · Texas
Texas does not use one statewide general-contractor licensing system. This page organizes official TDLR specialty-trade credentials, TSBPE plumbing credentials, Comptroller vendor rows, and TxDOT project rows. It is not a ranking, recommendation, or Trust Score. Acquired specialty credentials are not all Texas contractors.
Snapshot contractor-tx-state-intel-v1 · native TDLR files as of 2026-09-03 · publication gate passed
38,915
TDLR business contractor credentials
Specialty/company files only. Not all Texas contractors.
9,360
TSBPE Responsible Master Plumbers
Plumbing contracting-to-the-public credential. Separate board.
3,337
Construction-related CMBL vendors
Procurement vendors, not licenses.
8,605
TxDOT project rows
Projects, not awarded contractors.
2026-09-03
As-of · Native TDLR files
Model SPLIT_SPECIALTY_PLUS_LOCAL. Statewide general-contractor license: no.
Not a contractor license:
Cities and counties issue building permits and may register local contractors. No statewide building-permit file. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, and county harvests are out of scope for TX-CON-001.
Official native files: TDLR Licensing Files Download Page. Identity namespace TX-TDLR:{LICENSE_TYPE}:{LICENSE_NUMBER}[:SUBTYPE]. License numbers collide across types, so the type is part of the key. Socrata All Licenses (983,494 rows) is not a contractor census.
38,915
Distinct TDLR business keys
Specialty/company files. Not all Texas contractors.
391,308
Socrata person trade credentials
Electricians, technicians, apprentices. Not contractor businesses.
34,563
Listing-file current by expiration
Expiration vs as-of. Not a source-native CURRENT flag.
3,515
Listing-file expired by expiration
Expired is not disciplined.
| TDLR business license type | Acquired rows |
|---|---|
| A/C Contractor | 20,427 |
| Electrical Contractor | 14,036 |
| Water Well Driller/Pump Installer | 1,752 |
| Appliance Installation Contractor | 838 |
| Electrical Sign Contractor | 655 |
| Mold Remediation Company | 591 |
| Elevator Contractor | 370 |
| Mold Assessment Company | 253 |
A person trade license is not a contractor business. Master/journeyman/apprentice electricians, A/C technicians, and TSBPE journeyman/master plumbers are person credentials. People are not published as profiles.
38,915
TDLR business contractor keys
204
TDLR adjacent businesses
Labs, solar retailers, EV supply providers.
391,308
TDLR person credentials (Socrata)
34,105
TSBPE person plumbing credentials
Plumbing is licensed by TSBPE free licensee lists, not TDLR. A Responsible Master Plumber may contract with the public. A Master Plumber credential is a person license.
9,360
Responsible Master Plumber rows
Business-facing plumbing credential.
8,570
RMP source-native Current
Current is not TrustHub Verified.
7,932
RMP insurance current by expiration
Insurance expiry is not a TDLR license.
34,105
MP + JP + TP person rows
TDLR listing files have expiration dates, not CURRENT/REVOKED flags. Versa files and TSBPE lists publish source-native status. Expired is not disciplined. Current is not an endorsement.
TDLR business phones PUBLIC_ELIGIBLE: 18,485 (A/C native file rarely publishes a phone). TSBPE RMP phones PUBLIC_ELIGIBLE: 4,776. CMBL vendor phones 11,999 and emails 11,998 are vendor contacts, not license contacts. Person phones are not published. A mailing address is REVIEW_REQUIRED and is not a proven service area. Emails and websites are not inferred.
CMBL_VENDOR_NOT_CONTRACTOR_LICENSE. HUB/VetHUB are procurement certifications, not trade licenses. Category 01 includes general contractors as a vendor self-class — that is not a statewide GC license. Official downloads: Comptroller purchasing downloads.
12,000
Active CMBL vendor rows
web_name.csv. Not contractor licenses.
1,482
HUB name rows
1,517
WEB_SDV_FLAG Y
Service-disabled veteran flag. Not a license.
3,337
Construction-related vendors
NIGP 909/910/912/913/914/968 or category 01/02.
Category 01 (420) is “Building Construction, including General Contractors and Operative Builders” as a vendor self-class. That is not a statewide GC license.
EXACT requires a source-native trade/license ID in the vendor row. HIGH_CONFIDENCE is unique name+address. NET_NEW is not unlicensed. EXACT official credential ID only. Do not attach HIGH_CONFIDENCE/REVIEW/UNSAFE as adverse evidence. HIGH_CONFIDENCE is not attached as adverse evidence.
| Match class | Construction vendors |
|---|---|
| EXACT (license ID in vendor file) | 0 |
| HIGH_CONFIDENCE (unique name + address) | 43 |
| REVIEW_REQUIRED (unique name only) | 241 |
| UNSAFE (ambiguous name) | 71 |
| NET_NEW_BUSINESS_CANDIDATES | 2,982 |
Net-new examples include firms such as JE Dunn Construction — often general contractors in a state that does not license GCs statewide. Unmatched is not unlicensed.
PROJECT_NOT_CONTRACTOR. construction_manager is TxDOT contact, not the awarded contractor. Official source: TxDOT Project Information drau-zphx. 8,605 project rows. Awarded-contractor field: none.
Coverage PARKED_REGIONAL_FRAGMENT. TCEQ_REGULATED_ENTITY_NOT_CONTRACTOR. Customer/RE grain. Construction NAICS is not a contractor license. Central Texas fragment: 660,535 regulated-entity rows; 71,564 NAICS 23* in that fragment. Construction NAICS is not a contractor license.
TDLR license-ID disciplinary bulk file: NOT_ACQUIRED. FY2025 PDF stats cite 12,913 agency cases opened and 1,019,176 total TDLR licensees across all programs. The 1,019,176 licensee figure on TDLR enforcement PDFs is all TDLR programs, including barbering and cosmetology. It is not a contractor count. Complaint statistics are not license-ID rows and are not attached as adverse evidence. A complaint is not a violation.
TDLR listing files carry a person NAME and a BUSINESS NAME on the same license row. That is a source-native qualifier/company pairing on the credential. People are not published as profiles.
RMP rows include the plumber's name and PLUMB_COMPANY plus insurance expiry. RMP is the business-facing plumbing credential.
People are not published as profiles.
City of Austin is the only dedicated Texas local page. Other acquired city and county files stay data-only. There is no statewide Texas permit file. Local permit contractor identity is not a state license.
City of Austin
2,373,854 issued construction permits. 31,908 public company+phone identities. Not Travis County. Not Austin metro.
Open City of Austin research1,611,699 development-permit rows. No contractor company, phone, or license field. Owner_Full_Name is the property owner, not a contractor. Permit-to-Tarrant CAD exact join is not available (no account or situs on the permit table).
No Fort Worth page. No fake navigation link.
139,124 issued permit rows (368,297 in the 2020–2024 extract). 18,482 distinct primary contacts are name-only (UNSAFE). Contractor registration is open-search only. No credential IDs in the permit CSV.
No San Antonio page. No fake navigation link.
City of Houston building-permit bulk: SOURCE_NOT_ACQUIRED / SEARCH_ONLY. That is not zero permits. Harris County permit bulk: BOUNDED_PASS_NO_EASY_PERMIT_BULK. HCAD real_acct 1,628,241 rows are Harris County appraisal accounts, not City of Houston contractor licenses.
No Houston page. No Harris page. No fake navigation links.
Coverage LOCAL_FRAGMENTED. Texas building permits are issued by cities and counties. No statewide permit file was acquired. City of Austin is the only dedicated Texas local page. Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, and Harris remain data-only.
| Family | Grain | Public treatment |
|---|---|---|
| TDLR native specialty contractor files | business license row | Published as acquired specialty credentials; not all Texas contractors |
| TDLR All Licenses Socrata type aggregation | license type counts | Used to separate person/other programs from business contractor types |
| TSBPE free licensee lists | RMP business vs MP/JP/TP person | RMP published as plumbing contracting credential; person lists counted, not profiled |
| Comptroller CMBL / HUB / VetHUB | state vendor | Vendor semantics; construction taxonomy via NIGP + category 01/02; not a license |
| TxDOT Project Information | project / CSJ | Project evidence; construction_manager is TxDOT staff |
| TCEQ Central Registry | customer / regulated entity | Regional fragment parked; not contractors |
| TDLR enforcement | agency PDF stats | No license-ID attach; missing ≠ zero discipline |
Unknown is not zero. Missing is not zero.
No Trust Score. No paid ranking.
Always confirm critical facts on TDLR License Search and TSBPE. This page does not replace the boards.
