Texas contractor licensing
How to Get a Contractor License in Harker Heights, Texas
Harker Heights requires a certificate of registration for construction contractors from the city for every trade we track except roofing and drainage and detention work. It costs $75 a year, plus a $10 technology fee. No local license or registration is needed for roofing.
City contractor registration in Harker Heights
| Registration | Certificate of registration for construction contractors (City Code Chapter 123) |
|---|---|
| Covers | Every trade we track except roofing and drainage and detention work |
| Fee | $75 a year, plus a $10 technology fee. State-licensed electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors pay no registration fee. |
| Processing time | Within 10 days of a complete application. |
| Renewal | Every year. |
How to register
- Apply in MyGovernmentOnline, or file the city's registration application with the Building Official.
- Name a primary agent and list each contractor type you are registering for.
- Attach proof of every state license your trade needs, and proof of good standing with the Secretary of State if your business must register there.
- Renew before the registration lapses each year.
No one may build, remodel, alter, repair, extend or demolish a building in Harker Heights without a certificate of registration. Owners working on property they own or occupy, work that needs no building permit, and work that only replaces or repairs a home's component parts, such as a roof, are exempt. The Building Official can suspend a registration for up to a year and fine up to $500 per violation.
What each trade needs in Harker Heights
| Foundation repair | Not rated | Certificate of registration | $75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General contracting | Easy · 2 | Certificate of registration as a general or residential general contractor | $75 |
| Roofing | Easy · 0 | No city registration for replacing or repairing a home's roof | |
| Plumbing | Hard · 62 | Registration at no fee, on top of the TSBPE license | Free |
| Electrical | Hard · 58 | Registration at no fee, on top of the TDLR electrical licenses | Free |
| HVAC | Hard · 52 | Registration at no fee, on top of the TDLR ACR license | Free |
| Irrigation | Moderate or harder · 29+ | Certificate of registration as a lawn irrigator contractor | $75 |
| Concrete flatwork | Not rated | Certificate of registration | $75 |
| Drainage and detention | Not rated | Not published | |
| Demolition | Easy · 2 | Certificate of registration | $75 |
Tap a column to sort. Each trade opens its Texas comparison by city, and fees link to the official fee page, checked October 25, 2026. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC and irrigation also need a Texas state license, which no city registration replaces.
Foundation repair, concrete flatwork, and drainage and detention work are not rated because their rules are not fully published.
How the difficulty score works
Details for each trade
Foundation repair
| Local rule | Certificate of registration (City Code Chapter 123). |
|---|
The registration chapter covers repairing any house and laying a foundation, but it exempts work that only replaces or repairs a home's component parts, such as a roof. It does not say which side of that line a foundation repair falls on, so ask the Building Official at (254) 953-5600 before you bid.
Harker Heights prices no permit specifically for foundation repair, so the Building Official decides which permit and registration apply.
- Ask the Building Official whether the repair needs a registration and which permit applies.
- Apply for that permit and book inspections through MyGovernmentOnline.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
General contracting (residential remodels, additions and home improvement)
| Local rule | Certificate of registration as a general or residential general contractor (City Code Chapter 123). |
|---|---|
| Permit fee | $30 for an alteration or remodel of a home, plus the $10 technology fee |
A residential general contractor oversees new one- and two-family homes and townhouses, and interior remodels of them valued over $20,000. Any construction type the chapter does not name counts as a general contractor.
Remodels take a $30 alteration permit and additions run 10 cents per square foot, with the $10 technology fee riding on each.
- Apply for the alteration or addition permit in MyGovernmentOnline.
- Book each inspection in MyGovernmentOnline as the work goes.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
Roofing
| Local rule | No city registration for replacing or repairing a home's roof (City Code 123.03(C)); a roofing permit is still required. |
|---|---|
| Permit fee | $80 per structure for the roof, plus the $10 technology fee |
The registration chapter does not apply to work that only replaces or repairs a home's component parts, including a roof.
Reroofing a house needs only the roofing permit, not a city registration.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
Plumbing
| Local rule | Registration at no fee, on top of the TSBPE license. |
|---|---|
| Fee | Free. The fee schedule charges electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors no registration fee, as state law requires. |
| Permit fee | $50 for a home plumbing permit, plus the $10 technology fee |
Plumbing contractors register with a copy of their current state license, and the city will not issue or renew a registration on an expired license.
A home plumbing job needs its own $50 permit plus the $10 technology fee, issued to a TSBPE-licensed plumber on the city's register.
Register with Harker Heights, attaching a copy of the TSBPE license.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights; Harker Heights registration application form.
Electrical
| Local rule | Registration at no fee, on top of the TDLR electrical licenses. |
|---|---|
| Fee | Free. The fee schedule charges electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors no registration fee, as state law requires. |
| Permit fee | $35 for home electric service or other electrical work, plus the $10 technology fee |
Electrical contractors register with a copy of their current state license and pay no city registration fee.
Electric service and other home electrical work take a $35 permit plus the $10 technology fee, issued to a TDLR-licensed contractor on the city's register.
Register with Harker Heights, attaching a copy of the TDLR licenses.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights; Harker Heights registration application form.
HVAC
| Local rule | Registration at no fee, on top of the TDLR ACR license. |
|---|---|
| Fee | Free. The fee schedule charges electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors no registration fee, as state law requires. |
| Permit fee | $75 for a home mechanical permit, plus the $10 technology fee |
Mechanical contractors register with a copy of their current state license and pay no city registration fee.
Heating and cooling work on a home takes a $75 mechanical permit plus the $10 technology fee, issued to a TDLR-licensed ACR contractor on the city's register.
Register with Harker Heights, attaching a copy of the ACR license.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights; Harker Heights registration application form.
Irrigation
| Local rule | Certificate of registration as a lawn irrigator contractor (City Code Chapter 123). |
|---|---|
| Permit fee | $45 for a home irrigation permit, plus the $10 technology fee |
Lawn irrigators are one of the contractor types the chapter registers, and they are not on the fee schedule's no-fee list. Ask the Building Official to confirm the fee.
Irrigation systems on homes take a $45 permit and the $10 technology fee.
Register with the city as a lawn irrigator contractor.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
Concrete flatwork (driveways, sidewalks and work in the public right-of-way)
| Local rule | Certificate of registration (City Code Chapter 123), with a street cutting, driveway and sidewalk permit for work in the right-of-way. |
|---|---|
| Permit fee | $55 for flatwork at a home, plus the $10 technology fee |
Driveways, sidewalks and street cuts in the right-of-way use the city's street cutting, boring, driveway and sidewalk permit application.
Flatwork at a home is a $55 permit with the $10 technology fee added.
Apply for the flatwork permit, or the right-of-way permit for work in the street.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights; Harker Heights permit applications and forms.
Demolition
| Local rule | Certificate of registration (City Code Chapter 123). |
|---|---|
| Permit fee | $25 per structure and story, plus the $10 technology fee |
Demolishing a building is a construction operation under the registration chapter, so the contractor must be registered.
Demolition is permitted per structure and per story, at $25 each plus the $10 technology fee.
Checked October 25, 2026 against Harker Heights code chapter on construction contractors; FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
Harker Heights does not publish a local license or registration rule for drainage and detention work. Ask Building Official before you bid that work.
Permit fees and local rules in Harker Heights
- Work begun without a permit draws a penalty of $250 or the full permit fee, whichever is larger, in addition to the permit.
- Each inspection beyond the second for the same item on a permit costs $50, and a video inspection is $35.
- A permit fee paid more than 60 days late is charged at 200 percent.
- Plan review by city staff costs half the base permit fee.
- Floodplain development takes a $50 permit for each special flood hazard area it touches.
Checked October 25, 2026 against FY 2026-2027 fee schedule adopted by Harker Heights.
Official sources and contacts
Building Official, 305 Miller's Crossing, (254) 953-5600.
- Code Chapter 123, registration of construction contractors
- Fee schedule for fiscal year 2026-2027
- Registration application form
- Permit applications and forms
Rules and fees change, and this is not legal advice. Confirm with Building Official before you apply or bid.