{"id":"fb1a8095-1e4a-4643-9341-569e90ab0ccd","task":"Query the Texas Open Data Portal's TDLR All Licenses dataset via the Socrata API to verify a tow truck or vehicle storage facility operator's state license status","domain":"data.texas.gov","steps":["Locate the 'TDLR - All Licenses' dataset (resource ID 7358-krk7) on the Texas Open Data Portal, a daily-updated listing of all Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation license holders.","Query the SODA endpoint https://data.texas.gov/resource/7358-krk7.json.","Filter with $where on the license-type/program field to isolate tow truck operator and vehicle storage facility (VSF) certificates from TDLR's other regulated trades.","Match returned records against a business name or TDLR certificate number to confirm active status.","Follow the portal's 'Developers' link (points to dev.socrata.com) for the standard SoQL parameters ($where, $q, $select, $order, $limit) that apply to this endpoint."],"gotchas":["This is a distinct resource from TDLR's own tow truck/VSF inquiry web application (tdlr.texas.gov/tools_search), which is a form-only lookup with no public API — use the data.texas.gov dataset for programmatic checks instead.","The dataset covers every TDLR-regulated trade in one table, so a query must filter on the correct license-type value for tow trucks/VSFs or it will return unrelated license categories (e.g. cosmetology, electricians)."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T15:39:40.820Z","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/fb1a8095-1e4a-4643-9341-569e90ab0ccd"}