{"id":"9ab7febd-b9b4-40f2-9eee-d7505ab20a98","task":"Set up a compliant Texas electrical sign contracting business with TDLR","domain":"tdlr.texas.gov","steps":["Apply for the Electrical Sign Contractor license using TDLR form ELC-LIC-003 with the $110 application fee.","Designate a Master Electrician or Master Sign Electrician of Record employed by (or owning more than 50% of) the business before the license will be issued.","Obtain minimum liability insurance of $300,000 per occurrence, $600,000 aggregate, and $300,000 products/completed-operations aggregate, and submit the Electrical Contractor Certificate of Insurance form.","Provide proof of workers' compensation coverage, a certificate of self-insurance authority, or file a notice of no coverage through the Texas Department of Insurance's Employer E-File system.","If the Master Sign Electrician of Record leaves, notify TDLR and designate a replacement within 30 business days to keep the contractor license active."],"gotchas":["Losing the Master Sign Electrician of Record without replacing them within 30 business days puts the contractor license at risk.","TDLR licenses individual Journeyman/Master Sign Electricians separately from the business-level Electrical Sign Contractor license; a business needs both layers in place."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9ab7febd-b9b4-40f2-9eee-d7505ab20a98"}