How many questions are on the Texas real estate exam?

A sales agent sits 125 items in total: 85 on the national portion and 50 on the state portion, in a single 240-minute appointment. A broker sits 145 — 85 national and 60 state.

What score do you need to pass the Texas real estate exam?

Texas reports a raw score. A sales agent needs 56 correct answers on the national portion and 28 on the state portion; a broker needs 60 and 38.

If I fail one portion, do I have to retake both?

No. You retake only the portion you failed, provided you do it within one year of the date your application was filed with TREC.

How much does the Texas real estate exam cost?

$43 for a sales agent examination and $39 for a broker examination, paid when you make the reservation. The fee is non-refundable.

Can I skip the national portion if I am licensed in another state?

It may be waived. Pearson VUE’s Texas handbook states that a candidate holding an active license in another state who passed an ARELLO-approved national exam may have the national portion waived. TREC decides eligibility.

Texas real estate exam

Texas splits its exam the way most states do: a national portion covering general real estate practice, and a state portion covering Texas law. You sit both in one 240-minute appointment, and they are scored and passed separately.

The two portions

The two portions are scored independently, which has a practical consequence people find out the hard way: fail one and you retake only that one. It also means the national portion can travel — a candidate already licensed in another state who passed an ARELLO-approved national exam may have the Texas national portion waived.

Exam	Items	Time	To pass
Sales agent — national portion	85	150 min	56 correct answers
Sales agent — state portion	50	90 min	28 correct answers
Broker — national portion	85	150 min	60 correct answers
Broker — state portion	60	90 min	38 correct answers

Delivered by Pearson VUE, under contract to TREC. Every figure here comes from the documents listed at the foot of this page, with the date each was read.

Requirements and fees

Exam fee: $43 sales agent, $39 broker; Non-refundable and non-transferable, paid when the reservation is made.
Total appointment: 240 minutes for both portions; Sales agent sits 125 items in total; broker sits 145.
Scoring: Raw score — the number of questions answered correctly; Not a percentage. TREC set the line with Pearson VUE after a study of each exam, and forms are statistically equated so no version is easier than another.
Before you can book: An eligibility letter from TREC; Reservations cannot be made without it, and walk-in exams are not available.
Background check: Fingerprints required, per §1101.3521 of the Texas Real Estate License Act; A license does not issue until TREC has the DPS and FBI reports and clears the check, even after a pass.
Retakes: Only the portion you failed, three attempts; A 24-hour wait before rebooking, and the whole thing must happen within one year of the date the application was filed. After three failures: 30 more hours of qualifying education if you failed one portion, 60 if you failed both.
After a pass: License document emailed by TREC in 5–10 business days; Once the background check has cleared.
Qualifying education: 180 classroom hours, in six named 30-hour courses; Principles of Real Estate I and II, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms, and Real Estate Finance. This row was missing from this page between 22 August and 2 September 2026 because trec.texas.gov would not open; it is TREC’s figure and no substitute for it was published in the meantime.
Education after licensing: 270 qualifying hours before the first renewal; The Sales Apprentice Education requirement, plus Legal Update I and II. After that, 18 hours of continuing education per two-year period: 4 Legal Update I, 4 Legal Update II, 3 contract-related and 7 elective.

Practice the material this exam is built on

These questions cover the general real estate principles every state tests — the eight content areas of the national outline. They do not cover Texas statute and commission rule, which no national bank does; for that, the state’s own published material is the source.

Texas — general practice Question 1 of 10

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Why the national portion is the one to study first

The national portion is 85 items to the state portion’s 50, and it is the same body of material Pearson VUE tests in every state it serves — which means every hour spent on it is portable, and the practice tests on this site are built to its published outline.

The state portion is Texas law: the Real Estate License Act in Chapter 1101 of the Occupations Code, TREC’s own rules in Chapters 531 to 543 of Title 22 of the Administrative Code, and the Texas-specific corners of homestead, community property and seller disclosure. There is no shortcut through it and no national bank covers it.

What a raw passing score actually means for you

Texas publishes a number of correct answers rather than a percentage, and the number is set against the scored items rather than the total. A sales agent needs 56 correct on the national portion and 28 on the state portion. Both portions carry unmarked pretest items that do not count toward your score and cannot be identified, so answering everything is strictly better than leaving anything blank.

Frequently asked

How many questions are on the Texas real estate exam?: A sales agent sits 125 items in total: 85 on the national portion and 50 on the state portion, in a single 240-minute appointment. A broker sits 145 — 85 national and 60 state.
What score do you need to pass the Texas real estate exam?: Texas reports a raw score. A sales agent needs 56 correct answers on the national portion and 28 on the state portion; a broker needs 60 and 38.
If I fail one portion, do I have to retake both?: No. You retake only the portion you failed, provided you do it within one year of the date your application was filed with TREC.
How much does the Texas real estate exam cost?: $43 for a sales agent examination and $39 for a broker examination, paid when you make the reservation. The fee is non-refundable.
Can I skip the national portion if I am licensed in another state?: It may be waived. Pearson VUE’s Texas handbook states that a candidate holding an active license in another state who passed an ARELLO-approved national exam may have the national portion waived. TREC decides eligibility.

Other states

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Sources

Key factual claims on this page are grounded in the documents below, with the day each was read. Rules and requirements change — open the source if you need today's wording.

Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook (#094400, January 2026) Read August 22, 2026
TREC — Become a Real Estate Sales Agent Read September 2, 2026

Page facts last verified September 2, 2026.

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