[3] The TPA was established on September 28, 1947, and the first annual meeting of the association was held in February 1948.
The association concentrated on professional practice aspects of the discipline as licensure, education of practitioners, and applications of psychology in direct human services by the early 1960s.
[2] The legislative committee of the association achieved passage of the Psychologist's Certification and Licensing Act, a statewide certification and licensing law for psychologists, in 1969.
The law established the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and it took effect in 1970.
As the members and staff of the TPA expanded, the associations' influence with the legislature improved.