Texas Real Estate Exam: State vs. National
Texas candidates prepare for a National/General body of real estate knowledge and a Texas State Law portion. Knowing which kind of rule you are looking at can make studying much less confusing.
Why this matters
A Texas rule and a national principle are not interchangeable
The current Pearson VUE Texas Sales Agent State Law outline includes 40 scored State items plus 10 unscored pretest items. The State outline covers Commission duties and powers, licensing, standards of conduct, agency/brokerage, contracts, and special topics.
The National/General portion covers broader real estate concepts. That is where you will encounter areas such as property ownership, valuation, contracts, agency, financing, federal law, and the dedicated real estate math category.
The study method behind Texas Exam Prep
Practice the portions separately — then prove you can switch between them
Focused practice is useful when you know which portion needs work. Mixed practice is useful when you want to prove that you can identify whether a question is testing Texas law, a national principle, or a calculation without being told the category first.
Texas Exam Prep covers both Texas and National concepts and shows performance by subject so you can see where the gap actually is.
01Texas-specific rules and brokerage practice
02National real estate principles
03Dedicated National math calculations
04Subject-level results across your practice
3-question reality check
Try one Math, one Texas, and one National question.
Don't worry about being perfect. The point is to see whether you can recognize the concept when it shows up in a question.
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Intermediary practice in Texas belongs most directly to which portion of your preparation?
Which subject is a broad national real estate concept rather than a Texas-only rule?
Now use the result
Could you tell which 'bucket' each question belonged to?
That classification skill matters. When a Texas-specific rule appears, you need Texas knowledge. When a general agency, contract, finance, or federal-law concept appears, you need the National principle.
The point is not to memorize the labels. It is to build enough understanding that the rule still makes sense when the scenario changes.
Texas Exam Prep
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The method came before the product.
Broker Rochelle Fitzgerald used a concept-first, AI-assisted study method while preparing for her own Texas broker examinations and passed on her first attempt. Texas Exam Prep turns that personal study approach into an interactive practice experience for licensing candidates. Her result is her experience, not a guarantee or prediction of yours.
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Official exam resources
Exam rules and outlines can change. Use these official sources when you need the current testing requirements.
Quick answers
Questions students ask about this.
How many scored Texas State Law questions are on the current sales-agent outline?
The Pearson VUE outline effective January 1, 2026 lists 40 scored Texas State Law items, plus 10 unscored pretest items.
Is real estate math a separate Texas State category?
No. The current sales-agent State Law outline does not contain a dedicated math category; Real Estate Math Calculations appear in the National/General outline.
Does Texas Exam Prep cover both portions?
Yes. The practice product covers Texas and National concepts and reports performance by subject.