Texas has no roofing license. Here is what exists instead.

What Texas actually requires

• Nothing from the state: no license, no registration, no exam, no state bond or fee
• City registrations where you work — Dallas registers contractors, San Antonio registers home-improvement contractors (with a background check), Houston registers and expects insurance
• Per-job building permits where the city requires them
• Insurance your customers, cities and general liability carriers require — no state minimum, which makes the contract the law between you and the job

RCAT certification: credential, not license

The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas runs a voluntary licensing-style program: about two years as a principal, liability minimums ($300,000 residential / $500,000 commercial or a $100,000 bond), exams, roughly $250/yr. It can help you sell. It is not required by any Texas authority, and marketing it as a state license misleads homeowners — the kind of claim that draws the Attorney General's consumer-protection eye.

The Texas law that does bite: deductibles

Texas roofers work under one of the strictest deductible laws in the country: Texas Business & Commerce Code §27.02 and Insurance Code ch. 707 (HB 2102, 2019) make paying, waiving, absorbing or advertising away a homeowner's deductible a Class B misdemeanor — and insurance-paid contracts over $1,000 must carry the statutory deductible notice in 12-point bold type.. “Free roof” season is when this statute earns its keep. Run the compliance checker before any storm ad goes out.

Watch this space

HB 3344 will be back — licensing bills for Texas roofing have industry support after every major hail season. The law-changed tracker watches it so your “no license” answer never goes stale silently.

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