Fort Worth has a barbering culture that is older and stronger than most Texas cities, and barbering is the license type most often shortchanged by continuing education written for salon work. Clipper hygiene, blade reprocessing and straight-razor practice are not footnotes here.
The Near Southside and West 7th studios, the Stockyards shops and the suburban Keller and Southlake salons all renew under the same rule: four hours, or two if you have held the license fifteen years or more.
Who we expect to see from Fort Worth
- Barbershops in the Stockyards, Near Southside and along Camp Bowie
- Salon and suite professionals in West 7th, Clearfork and Alliance
- Estheticians and lash artists in Keller, Southlake and Colleyville
- Laser hair removal technicians completing their separate 8 hours
What Fort Worth licensees owe at renewal
Continuing education requirements for these licenses are set by the state, not by the city. A Fort Worth licensee in Tarrant County completes the same approved hours as a licensee in Houston, Dallas or anywhere else in North Texas or beyond:
- Barbering and cosmetology licenses: 4 hours each renewal — 1 hour sanitation, 1 hour human trafficking awareness, 2 elective hours
- Licensed 15 years or more: only the 2 required hours
- Laser hair removal registration: a separate 8 hours, with an examination component
Read the requirement at the source rather than trusting any summary: TDLR — Barbering and Cosmetology Continuing Education and TDLR — Laser Hair Removal Continuing Education.
Course tracks available to Fort Worth licensees
Course numbers and tuition will be published on this site once TDLR issues them. Nothing is for sale before then.
Fort Worth CE questions
Do I have to travel to Houston to take these CE hours?
No. The coursework is delivered online and self-paced. Fort Worth licensees complete the identical approved hours a Houston licensee does, without travelling.
How many CE hours does a Fort Worth licensee need?
The same as anywhere in Texas: 4 hours at each barbering and cosmetology renewal — 1 hour sanitation, 1 hour human trafficking awareness and 2 elective hours. At 15 years or more licensed, only the 2 required hours. A laser hair removal registration carries a separate 8 hours.
Are the rules different in Fort Worth than in the rest of Texas?
No. Continuing education requirements for these licenses are set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at state level and apply identically in Fort Worth, Tarrant County and every other part of the state. Cities do not set their own CE hour counts for these licenses.
Can I check that a CE provider is legitimate before paying?
Yes, and you should. TDLR publishes the approved continuing education provider list with provider numbers, and you can look up any license on the department's own license search. Our registration is in progress and our provider number is not issued yet, which is why you will not find us on that list today.
Other Texas cities
The same coursework serves licensees across the state:
Verify us before you trust us
TDLR publishes the TDLR approved CE provider list and a public TDLR license search. Use both. Our provider registration is in progress and has not been issued, and we would rather say so than let you assume otherwise.
Last updated: July 2026 · Written and reviewed by Rozmin Shirazee, Laser Hair Removal Technician (License No. ZP11290) and Cosmetology Operator (License No. 1404280).