Texas Cosmetology License Lookup

TDLR’s search accepts a numeric license number, a personal name in last-name, first-name order, or a business name. Optional license-type and city filters are available. If searching by expiration date, use month, day and four-digit year without separators (MMDDYYYY). The page is labeled Active Licenses only, so it does not provide an all-status search.

This TDLR service searches active licenses only. It should not be treated as a complete list of expired, inactive or otherwise non-active licenses. Use the agency’s licensing guidance for questions about a status outside this search’s stated active-license scope.

Use TDLR’s Letter of Certification and Transcript of Hours Request form for documentary proof of a Texas practitioner credential or school hours. The form lists a nonrefundable $15 Letter of Certification fee. Confirm the transcript amount with TDLR before paying; the official form and overview page give different figures. Pay by cashier’s check or money order payable to TDLR; do not send cash. Select the document and destination requested on the form instead of assuming that a letter and a transcript are interchangeable. Provide the name shown on the license or student permit and the Texas practitioner license number. Certification letters cannot be generated for an establishment. For delivery to another board, school or business, provide the destination information. TDLR uses verified mailing or email addresses for out-of-state barbering and cosmetology boards and has agreements to send documents only by email to certain states. For a personal copy, provide a mailing address: TDLR does not email letters or transcripts to personal email addresses. Sign and date the request and mail the completed form and required documents to TDLR, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, TX 78711-2157. Keep copies of the form, attachments and payment because submitted documents are not returned. If the name on the credential needs to change, complete the separate Notice of Change and Duplicate License Request with its required documentation before mailing this certification request.

TDLR labels this search Active Licenses only, so it is not a complete historical-license search. If a license is not found, the page directs users to Customer Service at (800) 803-9202. Check the input format before asking for help: license-number searches accept numbers only, expiration dates use MMDDYYYY, and individual names use Last, First order. The form also provides optional license-type, city and county filters. Those separate fields and the active-only scope matter when comparing a missing result with an older credential or a different name or location.

TDLR’s equivalence guide says a person currently licensed in another U.S. state may be able to use that credential as proof of training and experience when applying for a Texas barbering or cosmetology license. The guide asks where the license was issued, its current status, the type of credential, how the required training was obtained, and how long the license has been held. It separately lists cosmetologist, esthetician, combined manicurist/esthetician and other credential types, so choose the actual credential rather than treating every beauty-service license as equivalent. The status choices distinguish Active and Current, Inactive, Expired and Other. Prepare those details for the official guide; the opening page does not by itself establish that a particular applicant qualifies or that an existing out-of-state license permits Texas practice.