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TDLR is seeking Podiatrist Subject Matter Experts

Posted in: Podiatry

TDLR is seeking Podiatrist Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to serve on our Examination Review Committee (ERC) and to assist our Education and Examination Division with examination review, maintenance, development, and creation. SMEs are tasked with ensuring state examinations for licensure uphold stringent standards and are continually up to date by referencing current materials. If you… Read More about TDLR is seeking Podiatrist Subject Matter Experts

Motorcycle Instructor Training Provider Endorsement Required

Posted in: Motorcycle and ATV Operator Safety

The Department recently received several Instructor applications that included unapproved Instructor Training Provider endorsements. Curriculum providers must approve anyone wanting to be an Instructor Training Provider (ITP) for their program. Motorcycle Instructor Training Provider Requirements: Reporting Requirements Removing the Instructor Training Provider Endorsement If you have applied to add the ITP endorsement to your instructor… Read More about Motorcycle Instructor Training Provider Endorsement Required

Fingerprint Information (Updated)

Posted in: Motorcycle and ATV Operator Safety

Fingerprints provided for YOUR TDLR application shall be used to check criminal history records of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in accordance with applicable statutes. NOTE: Do NOT schedule an appointment for fingerprinting until after you have filed your license application. All the information you need to schedule your fingerprint appointment will… Read More about Fingerprint Information (Updated)

Read The Newest TDLR Arc Flash

Posted in: Electricians

The Arc Flash keeps city officials, electricians, and consumers throughout Texas informed about the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act and TDLR’s efforts to enforce the associated requirements.

Coming Soon in 2025: TDLR Rolls Out New System For Driver Education Provider Certificate Completion Uploads

Posted in: Driver Education and Safety

TDLR will roll out a new system for accepting certificate completion data that will require that all data be submitted electronically. Driver Education Providers will be required to upload certificate completion data to the department within 15 calendar days upon completion of each phase,  including data for ADE-1317s and DE-964s issued to a student. To… Read More about Coming Soon in 2025: TDLR Rolls Out New System For Driver Education Provider Certificate Completion Uploads

Pflugerville Driving School Closes Unexpectedly; Students Should Contact TDLR As Soon As Possible

Posted in: Driver Education and Safety

AUSTIN – Pflugerville Driving School, located at 3000 Joe DiMaggio Blvd Ste 6, in Round Rock appears to have closed without properly notifying students and parents, leaving students without access to the driver education courses they paid for. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates driver training courses and providers, is working to… Read More about Pflugerville Driving School Closes Unexpectedly; Students Should Contact TDLR As Soon As Possible

Midlothian Driving School Closure-UPDATE

Posted in: Driver Education and Safety

On January 31, 2025, the department received notice that Midlothian Driving School in Midlothian, Texas closed. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates driver training courses and providers, is now in possession of the student records and is working diligently to sort through them. Once we have completed this process, we will create… Read More about Midlothian Driving School Closure-UPDATE

Anti-Discrimination Policies

Posted in: Transportation and Delivery Network Companies

The law requires Transportation Network Companies to adopt a policy that prohibits drivers logged into their digital network from refusing to provide service to a passenger or potential passenger with a service animal and from discriminating against a passenger or potential passenger based on the passenger’s or potential passenger’s:

Changes to the Used Automotive Parts Recyclers (UAPR) Program

Posted in: Used Auto Parts Recyclers

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation voted on April 9, 2025, to adopt new rules affecting the UAPR program.  The rules go into effect on May 1, 2025. The rules impose certain requirements pertaining to catalytic converters in order to implement the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act (Senate Bill 224: 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023).  … Read More about Changes to the Used Automotive Parts Recyclers (UAPR) Program