For 2500$ maybe you can pass the exam to become licensed yourself. Like do it over the weekends.
So you'd need to find an electrician who will let for you work them on the weekends, and if you work 8 hours every Saturday and every Sunday, then it will take you 500 weekends.
A residential wireman license only requires 4000 hours[2], but I'm not sure if that kind of license would be good enough for the inspection.
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[1] https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/apply/individuals/jo...
[2] https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/apply/individuals/wi...
From google's llm "..requiring 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (OJT) under a Master Electrician .."
so even if you could pass the test you still don't get to become licensed until you've paid your dues in terms of time.
I guess if you want to dabble with installing battery packs with inverters, that's not your typical bachelor of arts who is trying to do so.
Where I am at (rural CO), as long as it can be inspected and meets code, the county is fine- you don't need a blessing. Septic is different (that's a $175 certificate, though). But for electrical all you have to do is meet codes, which isn't really super hard.