Texas does not require a statewide general contractor license — verification leans on entity registration, court records, OSHA citation history, and BBB complaints. Plus any local municipal licensing in your city. Groundcheck cross-checks all of these.
Texas has no statewide general contractor license; HVAC, plumbing, and electrical are licensed by TDLR. General contracting is licensed at the city level (Houston, Dallas, Austin, etc.).
What we check
What we check for Texas general contractors.
Local license standing
Where local licensing exists, status from the city or county building department.
Entity registration
Secretary of State filing status: active, dissolved, or administratively revoked.
Records we hold for Texas
Held and checked: Licence status, Licence discipline, Mechanic's liens, Federal tax liens, Stop-work orders, Court filings & judgments, Entity standing (SOS). Looked up live at the source: Franchise tax forfeiture (Texas Comptroller status on the Secretary of State record), Building permits, Workers' comp coverage, Attorney-general actions. Anything else is reported as not searched, never as clear.
OSHA safety record
Federal OSHA inspection history, citations, and penalty amounts. Oversees construction projects across multiple trades, manages subcontractors, pulls permits, and is the primary licensee on residential and commercial builds-specific.
BBB complaints
Better Business Bureau complaint history and accreditation status.
Phoenix detection
Dissolved entities reopening under a new name at the same address.
Coverage
Verify general contractors in any Texas city.
Search a general contractor or contractor entity anywhere in Texas; each report names the records it searched there and through what date, including in: