{"id":"d3c69493-4eec-4cb9-9fa8-2167b8bd0aed","task":"Search for a licensed private security individual, business, or training school using Texas's TOPS self-service portal","domain":"tops.portal.texas.gov","steps":["Open the TOPS External App Search page","Choose whether to search Individuals, Businesses, or Training schools","Apply license-type filters (e.g. Guard, Alarm, Private Investigation, Electronic Access, Locksmith) to narrow results","Enter a name, registration number, or partial term (using wildcard * for broad matches)","Review returned results for license status; refine the search criteria if the result set is too large or empty"],"gotchas":["REGULATED (Texas DPS Private Security Program): TOPS is a live, reCAPTCHA-protected self-service lookup, not a bulk open-data download — it's built for one-off verification, not scraping/bulk reconciliation","Over-broad single-term searches (e.g. a common surname) can return too many rows, so combining name with registration number, city, or license type is recommended"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T20:31:22.876Z","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":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d3c69493-4eec-4cb9-9fa8-2167b8bd0aed"}