Tarrant County, in context
Tarrant County, in context
North Texas (the Paris-Sherman-Dallas corridor) is the highest-frequency hail region in the United States. Lamar County (Paris) alone posted 33 spotter reports of on-the-ground hail in the past 12 months and has logged 100 lifetime occasions of radar-detected hail at or near Paris. The November 4, 2022 tornado outbreak that produced the EF3 in Idabel, Oklahoma also damaged Lamar County (Powderly area) from the same supercell system.
How Texas roofer licensing works (and why it doesn't)
How Texas roofer licensing works (and why it doesn't)
Texas does not currently administer roofer licensure at the state level — TDLR licenses many trades but not roofing. We work around this in three ways. First, we strongly prefer RCAT licensing (rcat.net) — about 300 Texas roofing companies hold this voluntary credential, which approximates state licensing. Second, we verify local jurisdiction registration where applicable (City of Paris, City of Dallas, etc.). Third, we weight manufacturer-tier certifications more heavily on Texas-market scores than we do in license-required states. Texas House Bill 3344 (introduced 2025) would create mandatory state licensing through TDLR; status is not yet enacted at this writing.
About this guide
About this guide
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