Here's the text of the bill:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodo...f/HB02833F.pdf
It does not mention computer repair technicians needing licenses.
This is a strange story on several counts.
Texas laws go into effect 90 days after the Lege adjourns; the Lege meets for 120 days every odd-numbered year. HB 2833 went into effect on Sep 1, 2007. No board or commission can alter a law on its own. So this is not a "new law."
The only mention of computers is Section 4 paragraph (b), which does not seem to apply to computer technicians, but to investigators reviewing computer databases.
It seems to me that someone is blowing smoke. Or smoking blow.