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Texas plumbing rules change, and most of the time nobody tells the people doing the work. This is where we write down what changed, what it means on the job, and what is still just a proposal. Written by Ian Martin, Texas Master Plumber, TSBPE License #47421.
The endorsement you gave your apprentice started a CE clock nobody is watching.
A plain apprentice registration carries no continuing education requirement. Put an endorsement on it so he can run billable work, and it does. That is the whole gap.
September 24, 2026Rule watchTexas is moving its adopted plumbing codes to the 2021 editions. Here is where that actually stands.
If you have heard a rumor that the code is changing, it is not a rumor. It is a proposed rule, it is public, and it is not adopted yet. Here is the honest status.
September 24, 2026EndorsementsThe medical gas two hour CE runs on a different clock than your license.
Your license renews every year. Your medical gas endorsement CE runs on a three year cycle. Those two numbers do not divide evenly into each other, and that is where people get caught.
September 23, 2026RequirementsWho actually owes the six hours, and the one group that trips everybody up.
Most of the confusion about Texas plumbing CE is not about what is in the six hours. It is about who owes them in the first place.
September 22, 2026Get told when the rule changes
Sign up once and you will hear when something actually changes, plus the day registration opens. We are not going to email you for the sake of emailing you.