TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATION TDLR AT A GLANCE Statutes: Chapter 51, Occupations Code Rules: Title 16 T.A.C. Chapter 55; Title 16 T.A.C. Chapter 60 Programs Regulated: 39 License Types: 219 Number of Licensees (FY19): 832,593 Full-time Employees (Beginning 9/1/19): 555 Air Conditioning/Refrigeration 48,391 Architectural Barriers 25,057 Athletic Trainers 3,974 Auctioneers 2,398 Barbering 32,872 Behavior Analysts 1,989 Boiler Safety 53,492 Code Enforcement Officers 2,401 Combative Sports 3,088 Continuing Education Providers 2,366 Costmetologists 315,088 Court-Ordered Education Program 3,509 Dietitians 6,134 Driver Education & Safety 3,750 Dyslexia Therapy 964 Electricians 158,118 Elevator / Escalator Safety 43,153 Fuel Metering and Quantity TBD Hearing Instrument Fitters & Dispensers 885 Industrialized Housing & Buildings 887 Laser Hair Removal 3,197 Licensed Breeders 157 Massage Therapy 33,986 Midwives 313 Mold Assessors & Remediators 5,100 Orthotists & Prosthetists 912 Podiatric Medicine 1,626 Polygraph Examiners 258 Professional Employer Organizations 404 Property Tax Consultants 1,842 Property Tax Professionals 3,699 Sanitarians 1,283 Service Contract Providers 384 Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists 21,692 Towing/Vehicle Storage Facilities 29,388 Transportation Network Companies 14 Used Automotive Parts Recyclers 3,179 Water Well Drillers & Pump Installers 2,270 Weather Modification 13 Overview: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) provides oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment. We protect the health and safety of Texans and ensure they are served by qualified professionals. We foster a predictable regulatory climate by minimizing government interference. TDLR’s range of responsibilities continues to expand, from 24 programs in 2015 to 41 programs in 2019. During that same period, TDLR’s licensee population grew from more than 652,000 individuals and businesses to more than 824,466 today. In 2015, Senate Bill 202 transferred 13 Department of State Health Services (DSHS) licensing programs to TDLR — seven in the 2016-17 biennium and six in the 2018-19 biennium. In 2019, the 86th Legislature passed legislation that will transfer the Motorcycle Safety Program from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Motor Fuels Program from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Programs Regulated Licensees Programs Regulated Licensees