San Antonio has a large family-salon and neighborhood-shop tradition, where a single location may hold several licensees under one roof and all of them renew on different dates. Somebody has to keep track, and it is usually the owner.
Because the coursework is online, a shop can put its whole floor through the required hours without ever shutting the doors, and each licensee keeps her own certificate under her own name and license number.
Who we expect to see from San Antonio
- Neighborhood salons and barbershops on the South Side, West Side and along Broadway
- Suite operators near the Pearl, Alamo Heights and Stone Oak
- Nail technicians and pedicure-heavy shops, where sanitation citations concentrate
- Laser hair removal technicians completing the separate 8 hours
What San Antonio licensees owe at renewal
Continuing education requirements for these licenses are set by the state, not by the city. A San Antonio licensee in Bexar County completes the same approved hours as a licensee in Houston, Dallas or anywhere else in South 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 San Antonio licensees
Course numbers and tuition will be published on this site once TDLR issues them. Nothing is for sale before then.
San Antonio CE questions
Do I have to travel to Houston to take these CE hours?
No. All hours are online and self-paced. A San Antonio licensee completes the same approved coursework as anyone else in Texas, from anywhere.
How many CE hours does a San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio, Bexar 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).