# Texas — US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

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.

- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Low-pressure boiler inspection interval:** certificate inspection biennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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

## What the source says

> 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.

## Source

- https://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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