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TX Legal Update I (2026-2027)

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LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 0 Mandatory Hours: 4 Total Hours: 4

Description

State Requirements

Texas real estate license holders should be conversant with the latest laws and standard practice updates that impact the real estate industry in Texas. This course comprises a comprehensive discussion about various laws, regulations, and guidelines directly affecting license holders’ practice of real estate. Scenarios and case studies are woven throughout the content to illustrate practical applications of pertinent points, as well as consequences when a license holder fails to comply.

This four-hour course provides license holders with a strong foundation in the latest legal and ethical procedures. Without such, license holders can place themselves—and their clients—in risky circumstances.

Course highlights include:

TREC rules and updates
TREC advisory committees
Key legislative updates from the 89th Texas Legislature
Broker-Lawyer Committee and TREC contract forms
Mandatory vs. voluntary use of TREC contract forms
Matching contract forms with transaction types
Water rights and types of water
Distinguish groundwater from surface water
Licensee’s role regarding water rights in real estate transactions
History of fair housing in Texas
Fair housing complaint trends and investigations
Steering
Fair housing advertising and marketing prohibitions
Fair housing best practices
Rental properties and disability rights
Assistance animal requests
Reasonable accommodations requests

Package Content:

State Requirements For Texas

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Post-Licensing Education

If you are renewing for the first time, active or inactive, you must have a total of 270 qualifying real estate course hours, 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update I, and 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update II posted to your license record prior to submitting your renewal. If you have been made a supervisor by your broker, you must also complete the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course to renew.

If you submitted a total of 180 hours to satisfy the initial education requirements, you may complete the courses below to satisfy your first renewal.

Hours Required by the State: 98 hours

30 hours in Real Estate Appraisal
30 hours in Real Estate Brokerage
30 hours in Real Estate Investment
Texas Legal Update I (4 hours)
Texas Legal Update II (4 hours)

Note: If you are a supervising agent you will need to complete the 6-hour broker responsibility course as part of your required education.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 98 hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.

Provider Approval Number: 701046

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state for students who have an existing TREC license number. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 12 hours of qualifying education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you. A 30-hour qualifying course cannot be started and completed in less than 3 days.

Course Final Exam: Course final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times. If the first attempt is not passed, the second attempt must be completed within 90 days of the orginal exam attempt. Otherwise, students failing the end-of-course examination must repeat the course prior to being eligible to take the end-of-course examination again.

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Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 75% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times.