The short answer: As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has read the license record of every insurance agent ranked below at Texas Department of Insurance and found each license Active. 141 insurance agents on the The Woodlands service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 7 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no The Woodlands insurance agent has claimed a Registry profile yet, so every name below sits in the License-Checked tier — licenses verified at the authority, profiles not yet maintained by the pros. The first The Woodlands insurance agent to claim and verify a profile takes the top tier in the next edition, under the same published rules. Until then, this page is the only The Woodlands insurance agent ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.
The ranking — October 2026 edition
1. Christina Schmitz
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #987885 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
2. Robert Wareing
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #972174 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
3. April Roberts
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #940871 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
4. Dana Ballard
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #872674 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
5. David Dotson
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #681242 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
6. David Ekes
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #732838 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
7. Glenn Frank Presnell Jr
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the The Woodlands service roster (The Woodlands); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #783291 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: The Woodlands (The Woodlands service roster).
Registry profile
Also license-checked in The Woodlands, not ranked in this edition: 134 more insurance agents on the The Woodlands service roster hold licenses we read and found Active in October 2026 — Harold John Lesage Jr, James Leiber, Jennifer Chachere, Kyle Kilway, Mark Herring, Michael Fortner, Sonja Barnes, Troy Johnson, William Shumate, Camden Smith, Elizabeth Azzarello, Olivia Bulovas, plus 122 more.
How this ranking works
Most “best insurance agents in The Woodlands” lists are assembled from advertising placements and review counts copied from other websites. This ranking is assembled from exactly one thing: the license record at the issuing authority, read directly by Neighborhood Registry.
- Eligibility. An insurance agent is eligible only if we have read their record in the authority’s own system and found the license Active. No one can pay to be listed, apply for a rank, or be added by request.
- Tier A — Verified & Claimed. The license is verified at the authority and the pro has claimed their Registry profile, confirmed their details, and maintains it. Tier A always ranks above Tier B.
- Tier B — License-Checked. We have read the license at the authority and found it Active, but the pro has not yet claimed their profile.
- Order inside a tier is mechanical and published: (1) neighborhood seats held in The Woodlands; (2) most recent authority check; (3) time on the Registry (first-verified date); (4) alphabetical. Every input to every score is printed in the entries above.
- Freshness. Licenses are re-checked weekly and formally re-verified every 12 months. A license that lapses or is suspended removes the pro from this ranking at the next re-check — not at the next edition. This page is re-issued monthly; this is the October 2026 edition, built from checks dated October 2026.
Full method: How We Verify — Every check is written to the public verification ledger.
How to verify a Texas insurance agent’s license
Use the Texas Department of Insurance license search at tdi.texas.gov: search by name or license number and confirm the license is Active and appointed for the lines being sold. TDI licenses agents by qualification — general lines (property and casualty), general lines (life, accident and health), personal lines, and others — and the agent must hold the qualification for the policy in front of you.
The Woodlands, in numbers
- Population: 114,436 at the April 1, 2020 Census for The Woodlands CDP, Texas — Census QuickFacts (V2025) shows population estimates as not applicable for this CDP, so the decennial count is the figure carried. Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $511,700 (2020-2024, Census QuickFacts V2025). The Woodlands is a township and Census Designated Place, not an incorporated city, so these Census figures are for the CDP.
- Schools: three districts serve The Woodlands — Conroe ISD (TEA 2025 overall rating: B) serves most villages, Magnolia ISD serves the western villages (TEA 2025 overall rating: B, 86), and Tomball ISD serves the Village of Creekside Park in Harris County (TEA 2025 overall rating: A, 92). District boundaries do not follow village lines exactly — verify the district and campuses for a specific address with the applicable district.
- Taxes: The Woodlands Township levies its own property tax — $0.1694 per $100 for tax year 2026 — and there is no City of The Woodlands tax rate. For tax year 2026, a Montgomery County parcel in Conroe ISD stacks to $1.6562 per $100 before any MUD (Township $0.1694 + Montgomery County $0.3860 + Conroe ISD $0.9471 + Lone Star College $0.1058 + Montgomery County Hospital District $0.0479), or $1.77355 per $100 with Montgomery County MUD No. 60 ($0.11735, from the Woodlands Water Agency tax-rate table). Creekside Park is in Harris County and carries a different stack — its components are not totaled here. Confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Montgomery Central Appraisal District (or HCAD for Creekside Park).
- On this Registry: 141 insurance agents serving The Woodlands hold licenses read at the authority in October 2026; the insurance agent seat is unclaimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the best license-verified insurance agent in The Woodlands, Texas?
As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 141 insurance agents serving The Woodlands at Texas Department of Insurance, all Active. The top-ranked are Christina Schmitz (TDI #987885), Robert Wareing (TDI #972174), April Roberts (TDI #940871). No The Woodlands insurance agent has claimed a Registry profile yet, so all are ranked in the License-Checked tier under a published methodology.
How do I verify a Texas insurance agent’s license?
Use the Texas Department of Insurance license search at tdi.texas.gov: search by name or license number and confirm the license is Active and appointed for the lines being sold. TDI licenses agents by qualification — general lines (property and casualty), general lines (life, accident and health), personal lines, and others — and the agent must hold the qualification for the policy in front of you. Neighborhood Registry reads the same record and writes every check to its public verification ledger.
What does a Texas insurance agent’s license actually cover?
TDI licenses agents by qualification — for example general lines property and casualty, general lines life accident and health, or personal lines — and an agent may only sell the lines their license covers, for insurers that have appointed them. License-Checked on this page means Neighborhood Registry read the agent’s TDI record and found it Active in October 2026; it is a statement about the license, not about price or service quality.
What should a The Woodlands homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?
Three school districts serve The Woodlands, and TEA rated them Conroe ISD B, Magnolia ISD B (86), and Tomball ISD A (92) in 2025, so verify the district for a specific address before relying on an assignment. The Woodlands is a township, not a city, and levies its own tax of $0.1694 per $100 for tax year 2026; a Montgomery County parcel in Conroe ISD stacks to $1.6562 per $100 before any MUD, or $1.77355 with MUD 60. Creekside Park parcels are in Harris County and stack differently, so confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Montgomery Central Appraisal District or HCAD.
Sources
- Texas Department of Insurance license records for every ranked insurance agent (license numbers and check dates printed above), read October 2026; Neighborhood Registry verification ledger.
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025, The Woodlands CDP, Texas (April 1, 2020 population count and 2020-2024 median owner-occupied housing value).
- The Woodlands Township School Districts page; Texas Education Agency 2025 accountability ratings (Conroe ISD B; Magnolia ISD B, 86, and Tomball ISD A, 92, per the districts’ releases of TEA’s ratings).
- The Woodlands Township Taxes page (tax year 2026 Township rate) and the Woodlands Water Agency tax-rate table (2026 MUD rates); Montgomery Central Appraisal District for per-parcel confirmation.
- Neighborhood Registry The Woodlands fact build, October 2026.