Any recent TX PE renewals out there?

[HgTX]

Anyone renew their license in TX lately? Is it a good thing or a bad thing that our own signature is no longer required on the card, or that the card no longer contains the statement it used to contain?

My old card says "This certifies that HgTX, whose signature appears below, being the holder of certificate number XXXXX currently renewed is entitled to practice as a professional engineer in Texas for the period of..." followed by my signature and that of the TPBE's exec director.

The new one has my license number, expiration date, name, the words "Licensed Professional Engineer", and the board chair's signature.

I can't make up my mind whether they simly got rid of a whole lot of unecessary wordage (an effort I should support), or if we've just lost something here. Am I just prejudiced because the new cards look like my old elementary school library card?

Hg

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[JAE]

I guess I hadn't noticed - mostly because I don't ever use the cards for anything. Some of my states don't even issue cards.

 

[metengr]

HgTX;
Join the club. IL has issued similar cards for PE's like a computer printout. Keep it in the wallet, next to my library card!

 

[HgTX]

TX has had the cards for a long time. Their main purpose seems to be so that we have something to photocopy and staple to our reimbursement form for the employer to pay our fees. They just seem chintzier this year, less substantial in both word and form.

Feh, I say.

Hg

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[jsummerfield]

I was offshore when my PE renewal came up in December 2002 and 2003. My spouse sent the money for my renewal. I guess sent the check December 2004. Isn't it all about financing the state politicians?

I will send details about my continuing education December this year, along with the check of course.


John

 

[StressGuy]

I just had to pull my PE card out to see for myself. It does look pretty cheesy, no doubt about that.

Actually, my Brazoria County library card is much nicer than my PE card!

Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas

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