Texas Real Estate Broker Exam - State Portion Practice Exam
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Texas Real Estate Broker - State Portion Practice Exam Guide
What's on the exam
Questions per topic, out of 50This practice exam follows the official content outline for the Texas Real Estate Broker - State Portion exam: Texas Commission Duties and Powers, Texas Licensing, Texas Standards of Conduct, Texas Agency and Brokerage, Texas Contracts, Texas Special Topics, Texas Case Studies.
You have two ways to practice. The free practice exam gives you 10 questions per attempt, and you can retake it as often as you like. The full practice exam gives you 50 questions on a 90 minutes clock, with a new draw from our question bank every attempt.
Texas Commission Duties and Powers 3 items
Our study plan for this topic: General Powers (Composition, Duties, Powers, Real Estate Advisory Committees); Handling of Complaints (Investigations, Hearings and Appeals); Penalties for Violation (Unlicensed Activity, Authority for Disciplinary Actions, Recovery Trust Account); Commission membership composition and appointment requirements; Commissioner qualifications, terms, removal, and vacancies; Executive Director and commission personnel roles and responsibilities; Texas Real Estate Broker-Lawyer Committee structure and contract form duties; Commission rulemaking authority and rule adoption procedures.
Texas Licensing 4 items
Our study plan for this topic: Activities Requiring License (Scope of Practice, Exemptions, Business Entities, Inspectors and Appraisers); Licensing Process (General Requirements, Education, Examination, Grounds to Deny, Appeals of Denial); License Maintenance and Renewal (Continuing Education, Change of Sales Agent Sponsorship, Inactive Status, Assumed Names); Military service members, veterans, and military spouses (expedited processing, fee waivers, credit for military service); Criminal history and fitness requirements (criminal offense guidelines, factors considered, criminal history evaluation letters); Nonresident and foreign broker licensure (consent to be sued, cooperation with foreign brokers, foreign business entities); Easement or right-of-way agent registration (eligibility, education, renewal, exemptions); Probationary licenses (issuance conditions, terms, renewal after the probationary period).
Texas Standards of Conduct 9 items
The outline lists: Professional Ethics and Conduct; Grounds for Discipline; Unauthorized Practice of Law; Trust Accounts; Splitting Fees; Rebates; Advertising; Discriminatory practices prohibited by the Canons (fair housing).
Texas Agency and Brokerage 10 items
Our study plan for this topic: Disclosure; Intermediary Practice; Duties to Client (including Minimum Services); Broker-Sales Agent Relationships; Broker Responsibility for Acts of Sales Agent; Appropriate Use of Unlicensed Assistants; Written buyer/tenant representation agreements (required terms, exclusivity, duration); Fiduciary duties owed to the principal (fidelity, loyalty, disclosure of known information).
Texas Contracts 8 items
Our study plan for this topic: Promulgated Contracts, Forms, and Addenda (TREC); Statute of Frauds; Seller Disclosure Requirements; Earnest money and option fee (delivery deadlines, termination option); Contract termination rights and procedures (notices of termination); Financing addenda (third party financing, seller financing, loan assumption); Title policy, survey, and title objections; Property condition, inspections, repairs, and 'As Is' provisions.
Texas Special Topics 6 items
The outline lists: Community Property; Homestead Protections and Tax Exemptions; Deceptive Trade Practices Act; Wills and Estates; Landlord-Tenant Issues; Foreclosure and Short Sales; Recording Statutes; Mechanics and Materialmans Liens.
Texas Case Studies 10 items
Our study plan for this topic: Narrative cases (a broker scenario followed by several questions on the Act and TREC rules: agency and intermediary practice, supervision, trust accounts, advertising, discipline); Contract cases (several questions on one transaction completed on TREC-promulgated contracts and addenda: dates and deadlines, earnest money and option fee, financing, title and survey, closing and termination).
Sample 1 — Texas Agency and Brokerage
Question: A seller signs an exclusive listing agreement with your sponsoring broker. Under TRELA, which service is part of the statutory minimum the broker must provide that seller?
- A. Preparing a comparative market analysis of the property
- B. Advertising the property in a multiple listing service
- C. Attending the closing with the seller
- D. Answering the seller's questions and presenting offers
Correct Answer: D
Section 1101.557(b) provides that a broker who represents a party or lists real estate under an exclusive agreement must inform the party of material information, including receipt of an offer, and shall, at a minimum, answer the party's questions and present any offer to or from the party. CMAs, MLS advertising, and closing attendance are negotiated services, not statutory minimums.
Reference: TRELA (Occ. Code Ch. 1101), Section 1101.557(b)
Sample 2 — Texas Standards of Conduct
Question: The Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct list the bases on which a license holder may not indicate a preference, limitation, or discrimination. All of the following are listed bases EXCEPT:
- A. marital status
- B. national origin
- C. familial status
- D. ancestry
Correct Answer: A
22 TAC §531.19(a) lists race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, familial status, and disability. Marital status is not among the bases listed in this Canon.
Reference: 22 TAC §531.19(a)
Sample 3 — Texas Contracts
Question: You represent a buyer under the One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale). In the leases paragraph, the seller indicates that copies of an existing oil and gas lease affecting the property have NOT been delivered to the buyer. Within what time after the Effective Date must the seller provide copies of the natural resource leases to the buyer?
- A. 3 days
- B. 10 days
- C. 20 days
- D. 7 days
Correct Answer: A
Paragraph 4C(2) of TREC No. 20-19 provides that if the seller has not delivered copies of all Natural Resource Leases, the seller shall provide them to the buyer within 3 days after the Effective Date, and the buyer may terminate within the negotiated number of days after receiving them, with the earnest money refunded.
Reference: TREC No. 20-19, One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), Paragraph 4C(2)
Treat your first attempt as a checkup, not a verdict. After every attempt, the results page breaks your score down by outline topic, so you can see which topics need work. Compare your score with the real exam's passing score, 38 correct answers, and keep practicing until you pass consistently.
- Answer what you know first. Go through every question once, answer the ones you know, and bookmark the rest. Our practice exams let you bookmark and come back.
- Come back to your bookmarks. Work them out on your second pass.
- Watch your pace. The real exam works out to about 1 minute 48 seconds per question.
- Look up every miss. After each attempt, find each missed question's reference in your book and read the section.
| Questions | 50 questions |
| Time limit | 90 minutes |
| Passing score | 38 correct answers |
| Books in the exam room | Closed book (no books in the room) |
| Exam fee | $58 |
- Candidates receive a pass/fail score report at the test center, and failing reports include a numeric score plus diagnostic information.
- Failing candidates retake only the failed portion within one year of application filing, must wait 24 hours to reschedule, and have three attempts before extra education is required.
Source: Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, September 2026 (rev08/2026). Check the bulletin before test day: fees and rules can change.