How can I tell if my plumber is licensed in Texas?
Ask the plumber for their Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE) license number, then verify it at the board's public lookup. The license must be Active, the class must include Master Plumber / Journeyman Plumber / Tradesman Plumber, and there must be no open disciplinary actions. Groundcheck (earthmove.io/trust) does this in under 90 seconds and cross-checks court, OSHA, and BBB records simultaneously.
Confirming a plumber's license in Texas is a 3-step process. First, get the license number from the contractor — every legitimate plumber working in Texas should have one and should give it on request. If they refuse or hedge, walk away. Second, plug it into the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE) public lookup at https://www.tsbpe.texas.gov/. Third, verify three fields on the lookup result: license status (must read "Active"), expiration date (must be in the future), and disciplinary history (must be clean).
What classification matters: Master Plumber / Journeyman Plumber / Tradesman Plumber. Texas plumbers working under any other classification are not authorized for the installs, repairs, and maintains water supply, drainage, gas, and sewer systems in residential and commercial buildings you're hiring them for. Confirm the license covers the type of work being performed.
Red flags that the license isn't legitimate or the plumber is misrepresenting: the license number doesn't return a result, the lookup returns a different name or business than you were given, the status is "Suspended" or "Inactive," the license is in another contractor's name (the plumber is using someone else's license — illegal in every state), or the disciplinary history shows multiple open complaints.
What if the plumber won't share their license number? In Texas, every licensed plumber is required to display the license number on all advertising, business cards, contracts, and vehicles. If they can't or won't provide it, they're either unlicensed or hiding something.
The fast path: run a free Groundcheck at earthmove.io/trust. Enter the contractor name and Texas as the state. Groundcheck queries Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), the Secretary of State, federal court records, OSHA inspection history, and BBB complaints, then returns a single sourced verdict. The contractor is never notified.
Detailed Texas plumber licensing rules: earthmove.io/trust/license/plumber/texas.
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