Do you need a state license in Texas?
Texas does not issue a statewide roofing license. Any license you need comes from the city or county where the job is, so the rules can change from one town to the next.
Roofing rules come from your city. Ask the local building department about contractor registration and permits.
How to get set up in Texas, step by step
- Register your business name and entity with the state if needed.
- Ask each city where you work about contractor registration and roofing permits.
- Buy liability insurance and set up workers comp if customers or cities ask for it.
- Pull permits where the city requires them.
What it costs in Texas
There is no state license fee for roofing work in Texas. Ask the city or county where you work about any local fees.
Good to know in Texas
- HB 3344 in 2025 would have had TDLR license reroofing contractors. Its last action was a committee report sent to Calendars in May 2025, so it did not become law.
Once you are cleared to work
The license lets you take the work. Getting the work is the next job.
- Register the business. If you work under a name other than your own, register it where your state asks (often the Secretary of State, sometimes the county), and keep the name the same on your license, your truck and your invoices.
- Claim your Google Business Profile. It is the listing people see when they search for a roofer near them. Fill in your service area, hours and real photos of your work.
- Put up a website that shows the license. Customers look for it before they call. Koira builds a contractor website for you and keeps it current.
- See where you stand. The free Koira report checks how your business shows up in search and on maps against shops near you.
Where this comes from
Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below, checked October 8, 2026. Fees and rules change, so confirm with your city or county before you file.
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