AC A/C Contractor License (Texas)
Texas has 18,916 active AC A/C Contractor holders in the state file as of 2026-10-31, the largest of 6 classes with at least 200 holders. 2,451 of them expire by 2026-12-30.
- Active holders
- 18,916
- 30.1% of active Texas licenses
- Expiring by 2026-12-30
- 2,451
- 13.0% of holders
What does the Texas A/C Contractor license require?
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACR) Contractor, Class A (any size of unit) or Class B (cooling 25 tons and under, heating 1.5 million BTU/hour and under). Each license carries one endorsement: Environmental Air Conditioning, Commercial Refrigeration, or Process Cooling/Heating. A company must employ a full-time license holder at each permanent office.1
Exam
Written exam from PSI, one per class and endorsement (TX Environmental Air A/B, TX Commercial Refrigeration A/B).2
Bond
No surety bond requirement in Occupations Code ch. 1302 or in TDLR's ACR contractor application requirements.3
How do you check an AC license?
Search by license number or business name on the Texas license lookup, which reads the same state file.
Other Texas license classes
Sources
- TDLR: classes (tdlr.texas.gov)
- TDLR: exam (tdlr.texas.gov)
- TDLR: bond (tcss.legis.texas.gov)
- TDLR - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors (tdlr.texas.gov)