Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

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Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Austin, that regulates and licenses the practices of engineering and land surveying in the state. [1]

The agency was established in 1937 as the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. [2] In June 2019, Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas House Bill 1523 that merged the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying into the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, effective on September 1, 2019. [3]

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References

  1. General Agency Information. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Retrieved on September 11, 2019. "1917 S Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78741"
  2. Home page. Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. June 19, 2000. Retrieved on November 15, 2017.
  3. TBPELS Merger Press Release Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. June 20, 2019. Retrieved on September 11, 2019.