Texas Real Estate Practice Exam

Texas sales agent candidates take a national portion and a Texas state-law portion during one computer-based appointment administered by Pearson VUE. The national portion includes 80 scored multiple-choice items plus five unscored pretest questions in 150 minutes. The Texas state portion includes 40 scored items plus ten unscored pretest questions in 90 minutes. You need 70 percent on each portion independently: at least 56 correct on the 80 scored national items and at least 28 correct on the 40 scored state items. Pretest questions look like scored items but do not affect your result, so answer every question on screen. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed portion within one year while your passing score on the other section remains valid. After three failed attempts on either portion, you must complete 30 additional classroom hours of qualifying education for that portion and submit course completion certificates plus your third failed score report to documents@trec.texas.gov before TREC re-authorizes another attempt.

Pearson VUE publication #094401 effective January 2026 organizes the Texas sales agent exam into national real estate principles and a Texas state-law block with narrative and contract-based case studies. Treat them as two study plans even though they share one appointment.

• National portion (80 scored items): contracts, agency, practice of real estate, financing, property ownership, and fair housing per the Pearson VUE national content outline.
• Texas state portion: Commission duties and powers, licensing scope and sponsorship, standards of conduct, agency and brokerage, and promulgated contract forms.
• TREC rulemaking authority, complaint investigations, Recovery Trust Account rules, trust accounts, advertising, intermediary practice, and minimum services.
• Broker supervision of sales agents, TREC promulgated contract forms, seller disclosure requirements, and contract-based case studies using TREC forms.
• Texas special topics: community property, homestead protections, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, landlord-tenant issues, and mechanic liens.
• On the exam, references to The Act mean the Texas Real Estate License Act and TREC Rules mean Commission rules promulgated under that Act.

Texas sales agent candidates must satisfy TREC education, examination, and application requirements before TREC issues a license. Review current TREC and Pearson VUE instructions before applying because fees, forms, and processing rules can change.

• Be at least 18 years old and a United States citizen or lawfully admitted alien before TREC issues a license.
• Complete 180 hours of TREC-approved qualifying real estate education, including Principles of Real Estate I and II, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, and Promulgated Contract Forms.
• Submit your sales agent application through the TREC online portal, complete fingerprinting if required, and receive exam authorization once TREC approves your record.
• Pass both Pearson VUE exam portions at 70% or higher (56/80 national and 28/40 state) within the one-year partial-pass window if you split attempts.
• Verify that your legal name on your government ID exactly matches your TREC registration before test day.
• Pay the $43 examination fee to the exam provider when you schedule. TREC license application fees and course tuition are separate charges listed on the TREC fee schedule.

Read the Pearson VUE Texas candidate handbook and content outlines first, then drill national concepts such as contracts, agency, financing, and fair housing under timed conditions that respect the 150-minute national limit. Block separate study time for TREC promulgated forms, intermediary disclosure, trust account rules, and Texas special-topics statutes before working through case-study scenarios. Pearson VUE sells national-only practice tests online; Texas state-specific vendor practice banks are not offered. Texas is a title state where attorneys and title companies handle closings, so expect state questions on promulgated forms and disclosure duties rather than generic closing-agent scripts from other states. When you want interactive reps on Casa Academy today, open the free practice path labeled as a temporary Florida demo. Those items help you practice pacing and review explanations, but they do not replace TREC outline review or promulgated-form study.