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About This Course
Move one step closer to renewing your Texas real estate license with this required Legal Update I continuing education course for the 2026–2027 cycle. This edition replaces the prior 2024–2025 course and provides essential updates on TREC rules, legislative changes, contract form revisions, water rights guidance, and fair housing requirements that shape real estate practice in Texas.
Developed by the Texas Real Estate Commission and required under TREC Rule §535.92 for license renewal, this curriculum helps licensees understand recent regulatory updates, apply correct contract forms, avoid unauthorized practice of law under TREC Rule §537.11, grasp the basics of water regulation, and recognize and prevent discriminatory practices such as steering. This TREC-mandated instruction ensures Texas real estate professionals stay compliant with current laws while fulfilling continuing education requirements.
Topics Covered
- Lesson 1: Rules, Updated, and Legislative Changes
- Lesson 2: Contract Form Basics
- Lesson 3: Water Rights
- Lesson 4: Fair Housing
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe TREC's advisory committees that examine different areas of the real estate industry.
- Explain the TREC rulemaking process.
- Identify recent TREC rule changes that affect license holders.
- Understand legislation passed by the 89th Texas Legislature relating to the practice of real estate.
- Know the makeup and purpose of the Texas Real Estate Broker-Lawyer Committee.
- Understand how forms are reviewed by the Texas Real Estate Broker-Lawyer Committee.
- Learn the difference between mandatory and voluntary TREC contract forms and avoid the unauthorized practice of law under TREC Rule 537.11.
- Identify which contract forms are used in different transaction types.
- Identify the types of water under state law.
- Understand the difference between groundwater and surface water.
- Recall the basics of water regulation in the state.
- Recognize a license holder’s role in real estate transactions involving water rights.
- Understand the impact of discrimination in real estate given the history of civil rights laws, current investigations, and trends.
- Identify federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
- Be familiar with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, TREC Rule 531.19, and Section 1101.652(b)(32).
- Describe steering and strategies to avoid it.
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- Requested or been issued a certificate of completion.
- Completed 50% or more of the purchased course.
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| Name: | Texas Real Estate Commission |
| Phone: | 512-936-3000 |
| Fax: | 512-926-3863 |
| Website URL: | https://www.trec.texas.gov/ |
| Email Address: | information@trec.texas.gov |
| Address: | 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Ste. 400 |
| City: | Austin |
| State: | TX |
| Zip: | 78701 |
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