The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is a state agency of Texas.

TDLR is responsible for licensing and regulating a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas.^[1]

TDLR has its headquarters in the Ernest O. Thompson State Office Building in Downtown Austin.^[2]^[3]

Occupations Licensed by TDLR

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Architectural Barriers (however, architects themselves are regulated by a separate professional board)
Auctioneers
Barbering
Behavior Analysts
Boiler Safety
Combative Sports (i.e., boxing and mixed martial arts)
Cosmetologists
Dietitians
Driver Education and Safety
Dyslexia Therapists and Practitioners
Electricians
Elevator / Escalator Safety
For-Profit Legal Services (however, the State Bar of Texas regulates attorneys)
Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers
Industrialized Housing and Buildings
Licensed Breeders
Midwives
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Podiatry
Polygraph Examiners
Property Tax Consultants
Property Tax Professionals
Service Contract Providers
Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Temporary Common Worker Providers
Tow Trucks, Operators and Vehicle Storage Facilities
Transportation Network Companies
Used Automotive Parts Recyclers
Vehicle Protection Product Warrantors
Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers
Weather Modification

References

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Texas state agencies

Texas state agencies
Executive	Dept. of Agriculture Alcoholic Beverage Commission Animal Health Commission Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Attorney General School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Brazos River Authority State Cemetery Comptroller of Public Accounts Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner School for the Deaf Board of Dental Examiners Commission on Environmental Quality Education Agency Employees Retirement System Ethics Commission Facilities Commission Dept. of Family and Protective Services Film Commission Forest Service Office of the Governor Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Health and Human Services Commission Dept. of State Health Services Higher Education Coordinating Board Historical Commission Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs Dept. of Information Resources Dept. of Insurance Commission on Jail Standards General Land Office Library and Archives Commission Dept. of Licensing and Regulation Lottery Commission Lower Colorado River Authority Dept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Preservation Board Dept. of Public Safety Railroad Commission Real Estate Commission Residential Construction Commission Soil and Water Conservation Board Teacher Retirement System Texas A&M University System Dept. of Transportation Trinity River Authority University of Houston System University of North Texas System University of Texas System Texas State University System Texas Tech University System Workforce Commission Juvenile Justice Department
Legislative	House of Representatives Senate
Judicial	Courts of Appeals Court of Criminal Appeals Dept. of Criminal Justice State Bar Supreme Court Office of Court Administration/Texas Judicial Council Office of Capital and Forensic Writs State Prosecuting Attorney State Law Library State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Authority control databases