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If you have specific questions not covered in the FAQs or elsewhere on our web site, please submit your questions by email.
For questions concerning examinations: examinations@license.state.tx.us
For questions concerning pre-licensing education: education@license.state.tx.us
For questions concerning continuing education providers: ce@license.state.tx.us
For questions concerning obtaining a license, license renewals, shop or salon licenses or permits, independent contractors and booth rentals, students, or schools: CS.Cosmetologists@
license.state.tx.us
For statute and rule compliance questions not included in the above categories: cosmetologists@license.state.tx.us
For traditional mailing, please address mail to
TDLR Cosmetology Program
P.O. Box 12088
Austin, Texas 78711
Cosmetologists
Refund Process Improvement Study - TDLR invites you to participate in the Barber and Cosmetology Refund Process Improvement Study.
Here are the public comments on general topics received during the 2012 Strategic Planning process. The comments are grouped as answers to the four questions we based our discussions on.
- What are we doing well?
- What can we do better?
- If you could change one service that we provide or eliminate or amend any provision of TDLR’s statutes or rules, what would it be?
- What major changes will occur over the next five years that will impact the way you do business and the services we provide?
Read the comments (209 kb PDF) To see the comments for each individual license program, go to that program's section on the web site.
The Advisory Board on Cosmetology is scheduled to meet on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the 1st Floor Public Meeting Room of TDLR's North Campus Building, located at 1106 Clayton Lane in Austin. When the agenda is ready it will be posted on TDLR's web site. The meeting will be broadcast live and available for viewing via RealPlayer.
The Advisory Board on Cosmetology met January 9 in Austin. The agenda is available online. The meeting was archived and is available for viewing in RealPlayer.
The grandfathering period for the Eyelash Extension Specialty license ended April 1. To obtain the Eyelash Extension Specialty license you must complete a 320 hour Eyelash Extension course in a licensed beauty school and pass the required examinations. Eyelash Extension Specialty License Frequently Asked Questions
To assist salon and shop owners, a Booth Renters List form is now available on our website on the Cosmetology Forms page. The Booth Renters List form will make it easier for owners to list all the Booth Renters in their establishment. Please note this form is for salon and shop owners only and NOT for individual licensees.
Request For Qualifications - Credentialing Service of Foreign Records
Information on hair smoothing products
Vacancies on Advisory Board on Cosmetology - The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) announces two vacancies on the Advisory Board on Cosmetology (Board) established by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1602. The pertinent rules may be found in 16 Texas Administrative Code §83.65. The purpose of the Advisory Board on Cosmetology is to advise the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (Commission) and the Department on: education and curricula for applicants; the content of examinations; proposed rules and standards on technical issues related to cosmetology; and other issues affecting cosmetology.
The Board is composed of seven members appointed by the presiding officer of the Commission, with the Commission’s approval. The Board consists of one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is part of a chain of beauty shops; one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is not part of a chain of beauty shops; one member who holds a private beauty culture school license; two members who each hold an operator license; one member who represents a licensed public secondary or post secondary beauty culture school; and one public member. Members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on the same date each odd-numbered year. This announcement is for the vacancies of a member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is not part of a chain of beauty shops and a member who represents a licensed public secondary or post secondary beauty culture school.
Interested persons should download an application from the Department website. Applicants can also request an application from the Department by telephone (800) 803-9202, FAX (512) 475-2874 or email advisory.boards@license.state.tx.us. Applicants may be asked to appear for an interview; however, any required travel for an interview would be at the applicant's expense.
Purchase the Cosmetology Law and Rule book online
TDLR is now accepting online payment for administrative penalties.
The new Texas Cosmetologists Laws and Rules book is available for purchase. You can order and pay for your copy online. You may also download an order form from the TDLR cosmetology forms web site and mail the completed form and a cashier check or money order for $14 to the address located at the bottom of that form. The new book is required by September 1, 2011.
What to Expect During a Cosmetology School Inspection
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