STATE LICENSE
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There is no roofing contractor license issued by the State of Texas. TDLR's complete list of regulated programs contains no roofing entry, and the Office of the Governor's statutory Texas Business Licenses & Permits Guide — which catalogues every state-level permit under Government Code § 481.125 — contains no roofing permit at all. Cities are just as sparse: of the five largest, only Houston runs a roofing program, and it says so explicitly: 'The City of Houston has a Voluntary Registration Program for roofing contractors.'
That does not mean the work is unregulated. The International Residential Code as it existed on May 1, 2012 is adopted by statute as the municipal residential building code across Texas, and the International Building Code as the municipal commercial code — so re-roof permits, inspections and local amendments are the operative rule set, city by city.
The coast is its own regime. In the 14 first-tier coastal counties and the part of Harris County east of Highway 146, most roof replacements need a windstorm inspection and a TDI certificate of compliance — a WPI-8 during construction or a WPI-8-E afterwards — or the property owner cannot buy a TWIA windstorm policy. Roof repairs under 100 square feet that do not involve decking are the notable exception.
Then there is the insurance money. Texas Business & Commerce Code § 27.02 makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a contractor to pay, waive or absorb a customer's insurance deductible, and requires a specific 12-point boldface notice on any contract of $1,000 or more expected to be paid from insurance proceeds. Insurance Code § 4102.163 separately bars a contractor from acting as, or advertising as, a public adjuster on property it is contracting to repair.
The state sets the license floor; the county or city permit office controls filing, inspections, and local rules wherever the job site sits.
With no state roofing license in the picture, the city is the regulator. Texas adopts the IRC (residential) and IBC (commercial) as municipal building codes by statute (Loc. Gov't Code §§ 214.212, 214.216), and cities administer, enforce and amend them by ordinance after a public hearing — so permit thresholds, inspection stages and re-roof rules vary by jurisdiction. Because no state license preempts them, cities are also free to require their own contractor registration and to charge for it, unlike electrical and HVAC. In unincorporated areas, counties that have opted into Loc. Gov't Code ch. 233, subch. F apply the IRC to new residential construction with a builder-arranged inspection regime.
The local offices section below names the exact permit desk for every Texas county on file.
Each row names the issuing authority, cost, timeline, citation, and status behind the requirement — verified against the official source.
Published fees from the issuing authorities, as of September 2026. Local permit fees vary by project and jurisdiction — the basis is stated where a flat number does not exist.
Paying, waiving, absorbing, rebating or otherwise helping a customer avoid their insurance deductible without the insurer's consent is a Class B misdemeanor under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 27.02(c)–(d). 'We'll cover your deductible' advertising is the offense.
Insurance Code § 4102.163 bars a contractor from acting as a public adjuster or advertising to adjust claims for any property it is providing or may provide contracting services on — even with a power of attorney.
Texas private employers may decline workers' compensation, but non-subscribers must report that fact to the state and must report every work-related injury with more than one day of lost time, plus all illnesses and deaths, to the Division of Workers' Compensation.
A practical sequence for a new roofing contractor in Texas. Actual agency processing times are noted in the ledger above.
Each item names the issuing authority, cycle, and citation.
Statutory consequences with their citations — not estimates, not “commonly cited” guesses.
Advertising or providing roofing paid from insurance proceeds while waiving, absorbing or rebating the insured's deductible without the insurer's consent is a criminal offense; so is omitting the required contract notice.
A contractor may not act as a public adjuster or advertise to adjust claims on property it is providing or may provide contracting services for, whether or not it holds an adjuster license or a power of attorney.
Payments made to a contractor under a construction contract are trust funds. Diverting them before paying the beneficiaries is a crime.
Inside city limits, the city office listed here issues the permit; the county office serves unincorporated areas. Every office links to its official page.
Every fact in this file was checked against these official sources on September 2026.
Pending verification: Whether Dallas requires roofing contractors to register — no official Dallas page either requires or exempts roofing, unlike its listed trade registrations · Municipal permit and registration fee schedules, which each city sets and several do not publish in a retrievable form · Private trade-association roofing certification programs are not verifiable on an official state source and confer no state licensing status
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm requirements, deadlines, and forms with the issuing authority before filing or contracting.
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