Texas
What is the governing body for Texas?
For Texas, governing body is Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Compliance Division/Boiler Program; statute citation is Boiler Law, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755. Administrative Rules, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 65; power boiler inspection interval is annual certificate inspection and an annual external inspection; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is certificate inspection biennially; accepted inspector types is Inspections of boilers made by authorized inspectors employed by accredited authorized inspection agencies and commissioned by the department are required in lieu of inspections made by a deputy boiler inspector, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.
Power boilers, unfired steam boilers, and steam collection or liberation drums of process steam generators must receive an annual certificate inspection and an annual external inspection. Steam-heating boilers and hot-water heating boilers must receive a certificate inspection biennially. Hot-water supply boilers and potable water heaters must receive a certificate inspection triennially.
— nationalboard.org, retrieved 2026-08-05
- State
- Texas
- Governing body
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Compliance Division/Boiler Program
- Statute citation
- Boiler Law, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755. Administrative Rules, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 65.
- Power boiler inspection interval
- annual certificate inspection and an annual external inspection verified
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval
- certificate inspection biennially verified
- Accepted inspector types
- Inspections of boilers made by authorized inspectors employed by accredited authorized inspection agencies and commissioned by the department are required in lieu of inspections made by a deputy boiler inspector.
- Exemptions
- boilers owned or operated by the federal government; manually fired miniature boilers constructed or maintained for locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby; boilers designed for operation only at atmospheric pressure; steam cookers; Heating boilers used to heat buildings exclusively for residential use and having accommodations for not more than four families
Source
- nationalboard.orghttps://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select