Section A / Register extract
L W & Tressie Jo Clark Inc
Trading as Abash Insect Control Serv
Commercial business licence (TPCL) on the TDA SPCS register, Harlingen, TX. Listed on the TDA SPCS current commercial business licence report dated 7 Sep 2026.
Section B / TDA SPCS record
TDA SPCS Current Licenses: commercial business report
- Licence no.
- 0565983
- Licence type
- Commercial business licence (TPCL)
- Status
- Current (listed on report) (TDA SPCS file dated 7 Sep 2026)
- Licence expiry
- 31 Oct 2026
- Insurance expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Original issue
- 1 Jan 1990
- Categories
- PPest control
- TTermite control
- LLawn and ornamental
- CCommodity fumigation
- SStructural fumigation
- Termite / WDO
- YesTDA SPCS business category T (termite control)
- Address
- 509 N Commerce
Harlingen, TX 78550DirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps - County
- Cameron County
- Area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (metropolitan area)
- Map precision
- Street address matched (Census geocoder)
Cost context / Texas
What treatment costs in Texas
Liquid
$1,100 to $2,800
Bait
$1,500 to $3,800
Tent
$2,000 to $5,500
Tent: uncommon outside the Gulf Coast drywood zone.
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Licensed operators64
- With termite category53 (83%)
- Operator files62
- Counties1
Section C / Operator notes
What the register says about L W & Tressie Jo Clark Inc
L W & Tressie Jo Clark Inc, trading as Abash Insect Control Serv, holds commercial business licence TPCL 0565983 from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service. Listed on the TDA SPCS current commercial business licence report dated 7 Sep 2026, with the licence expiry recorded as 31 Oct 2026. The original issue date on file is 1 Jan 1990, so the commercial business licence (TPCL) was about 36 years old at the snapshot.
The registered address is 509 N Commerce, Harlingen, TX 78550, in Cameron County. That is the physical address TDA SPCS holds for this business, released on 11 September 2026 under the Texas Public Information Act and matched to 0565983 by business name within Cameron County; the weekly licence report itself records the county and no street. That places it in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metropolitan area, where the TX register holds 64 licensed operators, 53 of them (83%) with the termite category.
The nearest other licensed operators on this register are 1ST Defense Pest Services LLC (1.1 mi), Zamora Pest Control (1.2 mi) and Cordova's Pest Control (1.4 mi); 5 sit within 50 miles. 4 of those neighbours hold the termite category.
For price context, our Texas cost sheet puts liquid termite treatment at $1,100 to $2,800, bait systems at $1,500 to $3,800 and tent fumigation at $2,000 to $5,500 statewide. Annual bond renewals run $300 to $525 a year.
The TDA SPCS file does not publish a phone number for this licence. Confirm the licence number with the TDA SPCS before paying a deposit; the register extract above reflects the 7 Sep 2026 snapshot, not today's status.
Section D / Nearest licensed operators
5 closest alternatives on the TX register
| Operator | Termite | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST Defense Pest Services LLC | yes | 1.1 mi |
| Zamora Pest Control | yes | 1.2 mi |
| Cordova's Pest Control | yes | 1.4 mi |
| Gsi Pest Control | yes | 1.4 mi |
| Pro-Tech Pest Management | no | 1.5 mi |
Straight-line distances between register addresses (ZIP centroid where the rooftop did not match). Peers are drawn from the whole Texas register, not only this area.
Site plan / TX
L W & Tressie Jo Clark Inc
- Street address matched
- Selected record
This operator is ringed in amber until you pick one of the alternatives. The 5 forest pins are the nearest licensed operators from the table beside this plan.
Outline drawn: Cameron County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Tiles: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Section E / Provenance and next steps
Provenance / Texas
- Source
- TDA SPCS Current Licenses: commercial business report
- Regulator
- Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service
- Snapshot
- 7 Sep 2026 (file last modified 7 Sep 2026 (fetched 11 Sep 2026))
- Basis
- Public record (Texas Public Information Act); regulator-published report, no reuse restriction stated
- Addresses
- TDA Structural Pest Control Service commercial business facility addresses, public information request PIR# 26-715 (addresses obtained by public information request from the Texas Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Service, 11 September 2026 (Government Code chapter 552); no fee charged)
- Verify
- TDA SPCS public licence search
Status is shown exactly as the regulator reported it on the snapshot date and is not a statement about today. Registers change with every renewal cycle; the regulator's own search is the only current source. Business records only: individual applicators, technicians and field representatives are never listed here.
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
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Texas register
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Texas treatment cost
Regional liquid, bait and tent bands with sources.
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How to get quotes
Three written quotes and the licence check before any deposit.
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