Best License-Verified Electricians in Garland, Texas (October 2026)

The short answer: As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has read the license record of every electrician ranked below at Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and found each license Active. 6 electricians on the Garland service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 6 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no Garland electrician 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 Garland electrician 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 Garland electrician ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.

The ranking — October 2026 edition

1. Cohen Electric Service Inc.

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #20407 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

2. Bostech Services Inc.

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #19658 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

3. Electrical Enterprises

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #18722 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

4. PRISM ELECTRIC, LLC

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #18257 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

5. PUCKETT ELECTRIC CO, INC

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #17345 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

6. Raines Electric

Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Garland service roster (Garland); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation #17164 — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Garland (Garland service roster).
Registry profile

How this ranking works

Most “best electricians in Garland” 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 electrician 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 Garland; (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 electrician’s license

Use the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation license search at tdlr.texas.gov: search by business name or license number and confirm the Electrical Contractor license (TECL) is current. In Texas the electrical contractor license is held by the business and must be displayed on invoices, proposals, and vehicles; work is performed under a licensed master electrician of record.

Garland, in numbers

Population and housing: an estimated 249,625 people on July 1, 2025, up 1.4% from 246,018 at the April 1, 2020 Census — slow growth in a built-out first-ring suburb (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025, Garland city, Texas). Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $270,800 (2020-2024); owner-occupied rate 61.6%; persons per household 3.00, the largest household size in this cluster.
Schools: Garland ISD serves Garland addresses and earned a B (84) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2025 accountability ratings. Garland ISD runs a choice-district model in which attendance is not strictly zoned to a single neighborhood campus for every grade, so the district and campus for a specific address must be verified with the district or on TEA’s TXschools.gov.
Taxes (Tax Year 2026): a city-limits parcel in Dallas County in Garland ISD stacks Dallas County $0.248650 + Parkland Hospital District $0.212000 + Dallas College $0.106575 + City of Garland $0.679900 + Garland ISD $1.139300 = $2.386425 per $100 of taxable value at the adopted rates, before any special district. Two components were adopted above their voter-approval rates and are decided in November 3, 2026 elections: if the county rate is rejected the total is $2.362425; if the city rate (Proposition A) is rejected the total is $2.349779; if both are rejected the total is $2.325779. Dallas Central Appraisal District labels its rate table “estimated” — confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with DCAD.
Electric service: Garland is one of the few large Texas cities that owns its electric utility — Garland Power & Light (GP&L), the City of Garland’s municipally owned, not-for-profit utility, in service since April 1, 1923 (Garland Power & Light). For most Garland addresses the utility on the other side of the service entrance is the city itself — service, metering, and outage relationships run through GP&L.
On this Registry: 6 electricians serving Garland hold licenses read at the authority in October 2026; the electrician seat is unclaimed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the best license-verified electrician in Garland, Texas?

As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 6 electricians serving Garland at Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, all Active. The top-ranked are Cohen Electric Service Inc. (TDLR #20407), Bostech Services Inc. (TDLR #19658), Electrical Enterprises (TDLR #18722). No Garland electrician 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 electrician’s license?

Who is licensed to do electrical work on a Texas home?

The business must hold a Texas Electrical Contractor license (TECL) from TDLR, and the work must be performed by licensed electricians under a master electrician of record. The contractor license behind every name on this page was read at TDLR and found current in October 2026. A handyman with no TECL is not a legal substitute, whatever the quote says.

What should a Garland homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?

Garland ISD serves Garland addresses and earned a B (84) in TEA’s 2025 ratings, and its choice model makes the campus for a specific address a district assignment — verify it with the district or on TXschools.gov. For Tax Year 2026, a city-limits parcel in Dallas County in Garland ISD stacks to $2.386425 per $100 at the adopted rates, but both the Dallas County and City of Garland components are decided in November 3, 2026 voter-approval elections: the total is $2.362425 if the county rate is rejected, $2.349779 if the city rate is rejected, and $2.325779 if both are rejected — confirm the entities and rates for a specific parcel with the Dallas Central Appraisal District.

Sources

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation license records for every ranked electrician (license numbers and check dates printed above), read October 2026; Neighborhood Registry verification ledger.
Dallas Central Appraisal District — 2026 Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Rates for Dallas County (revised March 4, 2026) — the TY2026 county stack, city and district rates (checked October 2026).
City of Garland — tax rate election documents, 2026 (adopted city rate $0.679900; voter-approval rate $0.643254; November 3, 2026 Proposition A).
Garland ISD — Tax Facts (2026 adopted rate $1.1393; TY2026 top-ten taxpayers; TEA 2025 rating B (84) via the district’s release).
Garland Power & Light — About Us / 100th Anniversary (city-owned electric utility since 1923).
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Garland city, Texas (V2025; population estimate July 1, 2025, and 2020-2024 housing values).
Neighborhood Registry Garland fact build, October 2026.