No, you can not bake out of your home in Texas. Any information would be on your county's website.
my friend was advertising and baking out of her kitchen at home and was told that she could get in trouble... that she had to have a seperate oven, sink, workspace from her family's. So basically shew would need 2 complete kitchens to do it from home. She did check into it at one time so I will ask her this morning at church where she got her info and let you know.
I don't know what county you live, but I live in Harris County and it was NOT easy to decipher the laws as written. I hope you find what you are looking for! 
The kitchen has to be completely separate--in other words, you can't walk into the commercial kitchen from your house. You have to physically go outside your house to enter it. 3 sinks, washable counters and walls, etc...The list is quite long.
I also took a food safety handling course--It was a 2 or 3 day course.
Renting a kitchen is a good idea, if you can find a church or a business that doesn't use it all the time--like a business that closes at 3:00.
EVerything that Mac said.... and to have a kitchen like that and run it from a residential area could cause you problems as well. You have to get special permission unless you live outside the city limits. You have to take the food managers course and get a retail food sales permit also. Business insurance is also recommended. It is a very pricey process.
Mac and KakesandKids said it all pretty much. I live in DFW area and want to find a rent kitchen to make everything legal and all. Havent had much luck finding one yet. Basically the cheapest your gonna make it out is a few thousand dollars if you can make it really cheap... I considered a garage conversion... or a shed conversion..... It can work and be legal but you still have to check local zoning...
You beat me to it! I was just about to post that...lol. Thank goodnes for that refresh button 
Thank you all
I have a friend who owns a cafe in town and will let me make cakes there and will even just make a cake for me to decorate for a small price but not having to do the baking is worth it.
If the cake is baked some where else can you decorate it at your home?
If the cake is baked some where else can you decorate it at your home?
You should check with your local health department, but the answer is probably no. In Williamson County (TX) all preparation (even gumpaste, which you don't eat!) must be done in the licensed kitchen, lest the food become "contaminated". I had to argue to even get them to allow me to set up and add final borders at the site of the reception!!!
My home kitchen is cleaner than the licensed kitchen I am working in. This rigid law really disgusts me.
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