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Texas Legislative Session 2025 (Ended)
The 2025 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature officially ended on June 2, 2025. TBPELS reviews and tracks bills related to the practice of professional engineering and land surveying. A list of bills that impact the practices of engineering and surveying, as well as modify language in Texas Occupations Code 1001 (Engineering Practice Act) or Texas Occupations Code 1071 (Surveying Practice Act) can be found here (Tracked Bills).
March Newsletter
The March 2025 eNewsletter has been published to our website. This issue features:
- Texas Legislative Session
- EIT and SIT Webinars
- Mutual Recognition Agreement
- Board and Committee Meetings
- Exam News
- Outreach and Webinars
Visit our eNewsletters page for more info.
eNewslettersMutual Recognition Agreement with UK Engineering Council Complete
At the 2024 NCEES Annual Meeting in Chicago, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the Engineers Council UK to facilitate licensure mobility between licensed engineers in Texas and the UK. The Board has completed the rulemaking process and applications for engineering licensure in Texas are being accepted for qualified Chartered Engineers from the UK. More information can be found on our International Applicants Overview page.
Texas Surveyors Week
Governor Abbott has officially declared March 16th - 22nd, 2025, as Surveyors' Week in Texas. The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) has worked with the Governor on an official proclamation.
Declaration of Texas Surveyors Week
