Tim Bargainer

The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (TBAE) is a regulatory agency responsible for the examination, registration, and professional oversight of architects, registered interior designers, and landscape architects. The private company is based in TX. Governed by a nine-member board appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, TBAE operates under the occupations code to protect public health, safety, and welfare in the built environment. The agency administers licensing through examination and reciprocity, enforces continuing education requirements, manages business registrations for firms offering design services, and provides resources such as complaint filing, disciplinary actions, and consumer verification of professional registration. TBAE also offers support programs like the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) grant and facilitates status changes for registrants, maintaining transparency through public access to board meeting information, policies, and enforcement actions.