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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

Scholarship/Internship Information for Massage Schools

Posted in: Massage Therapy

Scholarships A licensed massage school may offer scholarships to prospective students to reduce the cost of attendance. A scholarship may be provided at the time of enrollment and cannot include conditions or a commitment to perform massage therapy or other massage therapy services. Scholarships may be based upon need, academics, or other qualifying criteria set… Read More about Scholarship/Internship Information for Massage Schools

New Continuing Education Rules Adopted for Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispenser Program

Posted in: Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers

On April 9, 2025, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted new Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispenser rules that go into effect May 15, 2025. The following changes were made to the program: New definitions were created for online, in-person, and virtual courses. The department will no longer approve Continuing Education Courses (CE). A… Read More about New Continuing Education Rules Adopted for Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispenser Program

TDLR is seeking Electrician Subject Matter Experts

Posted in: Electricians

TDLR is seeking Electrician 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 Electrician Subject Matter Experts

Updates to The Variance Application and Special Registration Form

Posted in: Architectural Barriers

TDLR has posted updates to the variance application and special registration form. These forms include detailed instructions on how to complete the forms. Texas Administrative Code Chapter 68.12(d) requires that TDLR forms must be completed in full to be accepted and be accompanied by payment. Any incomplete forms or forms received without payment will be rejected and mailed back to… Read More about Updates to The Variance Application and Special Registration Form