plumbers

Plumbers in Texas will no longer be subject to state regulations after lawmakers this week flushed the state plumbing code and the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a state agency that employed dozens and generated $5.2 million in revenue in 2017. Soon, anyone can call themselves a...

Plumbers have more work than they can handle, but say they have trouble enticing young people to learn the trade — despite a median annual wage of $95,010. Plumbers Juan Cruz, left, and Don Conway work to run pipe for a steam radiator on the second floor of the home at 114 Bay Street in...