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. 7 insurance agents on the Pasadena service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 7 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no Pasadena 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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena insurance agent ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.
The ranking — October 2026 edition
1. Reyna Martinez
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #3447732 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
2. Neritzel Leal
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #3299884 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
3. Joseph Grimes
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #3032369 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
4. Craig Charles
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #2519909 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
5. Daniela Jauregui
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #1932558 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
6. Jamey Richardson
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 28, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #1003405 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 28, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
7. Vickie Elizardo
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Pasadena service roster (Pasadena); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Insurance #1001746 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Pasadena (Pasadena service roster).
Registry profile
How this ranking works
Most “best insurance agents in Pasadena” 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 Pasadena; (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.
Pasadena, in numbers
- Population and housing: Pasadena counted 151,950 people in the 2020 Census, with an estimated 148,539 on July 1, 2025 and 49,560 households in 2020-2024, across 43.68 square miles — Harris County’s second-largest city by population, after Houston; the median value of owner-occupied housing units was $209,600 in 2020-2024, with an owner-occupied rate of 54.5%, close to an even owner/renter split (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Pasadena city, Texas, V2025).
- Schools: Pasadena ISD serves the city of Pasadena, the city of South Houston, and portions of Houston — the district is larger than, and not coterminous with, the city — and was rated B in the Texas Education Agency’s 2025 accountability ratings. City edge addresses can fall in neighboring districts (Deer Park ISD to the east, Clear Creek ISD to the southeast), so verify the district for a specific address with TEA’s School District Locator / TXschools.gov or the parcel’s HCAD record.
- Taxes: the complete tax year 2025 worked stack for a parcel inside Pasadena city limits, in Pasadena ISD and the San Jacinto College taxing area, with no MUD, is $2.421333 per $100 of taxable value (Pasadena ISD $1.172200 + City of Pasadena $0.465590 + Harris County $0.380960 + Harris County Flood Control District $0.049660 + Port of Houston Authority $0.005900 + Harris Health $0.187610 + Harris County Department of Education $0.004798 + San Jacinto College $0.154615), before any MUD or other special district. The city adopted a slightly lower rate for tax year 2026 ($0.451990), but no tax year 2026 total is stated here: the Harris County Tax Office table had not posted TY2026 adopted rates for Pasadena ISD or San Jacinto College at the research date. Confirm a specific parcel’s entity list on its Harris Central Appraisal District record.
- Windstorm: Pasadena is one of only five Harris County communities inside the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Harris County footprint — and only the part of Pasadena east of Highway 146 is in it (the footprint covers the parts of La Porte, Morgan’s Point, Pasadena, Seabrook, and Shore Acres east of Highway 146). Most of Houston, and most of Harris County, cannot buy TWIA coverage at all. Eligibility also requires at least one private-market declination and a WPI-8 / WPI-8-E / WPI-8-C certificate of compliance under TDI’s windstorm inspection program — confirm a specific address against TWIA’s footprint before stating eligibility.
- On this Registry: 7 insurance agents serving Pasadena 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 Pasadena, Texas?
As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 7 insurance agents serving Pasadena at Texas Department of Insurance, all Active. The top-ranked are Reyna Martinez (TDI #3447732), Neritzel Leal (TDI #3299884), Joseph Grimes (TDI #3032369). No Pasadena 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 Pasadena homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?
Pasadena ISD was rated B in TEA’s 2025 ratings and serves Pasadena, South Houston, and portions of Houston — the district is not coterminous with the city, and edge addresses can fall in Deer Park ISD or Clear Creek ISD — so verify the district for a specific address with TEA or the parcel’s HCAD record. For tax year 2025, a home inside Pasadena city limits in Pasadena ISD stacked $2.421333 per $100 of taxable value (Pasadena ISD $1.172200 + City of Pasadena $0.465590 + the five Harris County entities $0.628928 + San Jacinto College $0.154615), before any MUD or other special district. The city adopted $0.451990 for tax year 2026, but no tax year 2026 total is stated, because the school and college TY2026 adopted rates were not all posted at the research date. Confirm a specific parcel with 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: Pasadena city, Texas (V2025; population estimate July 1, 2025 and 2020-2024 housing values, read October 2026).
- Texas Education Agency 2025-2026 Accreditation Statuses (Pasadena ISD: B).
- Harris County Tax Office Jurisdiction Tax Rates (Truth-in-Taxation) table, tax year 2025 and 2026 adopted columns (City of Pasadena $0.4655900 / $0.4519900; Pasadena ISD $1.1722000); City of Pasadena Notice About 2026 Tax Rates; San Jacinto College Board approval of 2025 property tax rates (15.4615 cents) and Quick Facts (taxing district includes Pasadena ISD).
- Harris Central Appraisal District — About HCAD; Pasadena ISD district campus structure.
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association — About Us / Overview (Harris County designated area: east of Highway 146 inside La Porte, Morgan’s Point, Pasadena, Seabrook, and Shore Acres); Texas Department of Insurance Windstorm Inspection Program (WPI-8 certificates).
- Neighborhood Registry Pasadena fact build, October 2026.