Compact (multistate) eligible No state income tax

Texas Nursing License Guide

What travel and staff nurses need to license in Texas: compact eligibility, the application fee, how long endorsement typically takes, and the state Board of Nursing, plus 1,162 open Texas nursing jobs.

Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes, multistate license
Compact status: Implemented compact state
Typical endorsement time: 4-6 Weeks
Application fee: $150
Verified via Nursys: Yes
State income tax: None (higher take-home)

Issuing authority: Texas Board of Nursing ↗

Your Texas compact license also covers 39 other states

As a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state, a multistate license issued from your primary state of residence lets you practice across all NLC states without a separate license:

Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming