Internships with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is a state regulatory agency that licenses and regulates a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas. Our agency’s chief goals are to protect the health and safety of all Texans and ensure they are served by qualified and competent professionals. Using functional alignment and a respect-based style of leadership, TDLR's business model fosters innovation, efficiency, and flexibility.

In plain talk, what does that mean? Have you ever attended a UFC event in Texas or visited a nail salon displaying anti-human trafficking signs? Perhaps you've noticed warnings at gas stations about credit card skimmers. In each of these instances, it was because of TDLR. We approve and oversee events, enforce rules in various industries, and contribute to public safety measures. From regulating podiatry, speech pathology to midwifery, massage therapy to combative sports, and cosmetology, TDLR has a hand in ensuring compliance and safeguarding public welfare.

Internships

Our interns will serve in mission-centric roles like working alongside staff at boxing events and Architectural Barriers Reviews as well as support day-to-day operations spanning areas like human resources, marketing, communications, and financial services. We seek students with diverse educational backgrounds to fill these roles.

Applications for Summer 2026 will be available in January 2026.

The Summer 2026 Internship Period will run June 1-July 31, 2026.