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The Texas bar exam

The next one is February 23-24, 2027, at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, and its timely filing deadline was September 1, 2026, with a late window open until December 1. Texas gives the legacy Uniform Bar Exam and needs a score of 270. To be licensed you also finish the free Texas Law Course and score 85 on the MPRE. As of October 2026, the Texas bar exam stays on the legacy UBE until NextGen arrives in July 2028.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Texas bar exam dates and filing deadlines

The Board of Law Examiners already lists dates out to 2033: February 22-23 and July 25-26 in 2028, for example. Deadlines are strictly enforced, and nothing is accepted after the final one. The late filing deadline is also the last day to ask for testing accommodations.

If you're waiting on results from the exam just before, you get a special deadline instead: 30 days after the board delivers your results, with no late fee. As of October 2026.

ExamDatesRegistration opensTimelyLate (+$150)Final (+$300)
February 2027February 23-24, 2027June 30September 1November 1December 1
July 2027July 27-28, 2027December 4February 1April 1May 1

How the two days run

Texas gives the legacy UBE in this order:

  • Tuesday morning: the two MPT tasks, 3 hours.
  • Tuesday afternoon: six MEE essays, 3 hours.
  • Wednesday: the 200 MBE questions, 100 in the morning and 100 in the afternoon.
  • About three weeks before the exam, the board puts your admission ticket in your ATLAS account. Print it and bring it to your site.
  • For February 2027 the main site is the Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin. Some examinees with accommodations test at a second Austin site.
What the UBE's three parts test →How UBE scores add up to 270 →

How much does the Texas bar exam cost?

From the board's fee chart, as of October 2026. NCBE's guide lists a $140 laptop fee for Texas; the board's own chart says $50 plus the software (NCBE lists the software at $80), so go by the board and check the current software price when you register.

ApplicantFee
Declaration of Intention to Study Law (Texas law students)$190
In-state law student$450
Out-of-state law student$640
Attorney licensed in another state$1,190
Foreign-trained applicant$1,290
Re-applicant$545
Laptop exam fee$50, plus the ILG Exam360 software you buy for each exam

Requirements: law study, the Texas Law Course and the MPRE

NCBE's guide lists a limit of 5 attempts at a passing UBE score in Texas.

  • You can sit with a J.D. from an approved law school, or while you're within 4 semester hours (6 quarter hours) of finishing it. Your school certifies this to the board.
  • Texas law students file a Declaration of Intention to Study Law, which starts the character and fitness review early.
  • The Texas Law Course is free through TexasBarCLE: about 12 hours of lectures with short questions you must answer to move on. You can do it up to a year before the exam and up to five years after you pass.
  • You need an MPRE scaled score of 85 or higher before you can be licensed.

Texas bar exam results and pass lists

The board releases February results in mid-April and July results in mid-October. July 2026 results came out on October 6, 2026, according to NCBE. The board's pass list page names everyone who passed each exam back to 2000, with the July 2026 list on top. Courtesy seat takers aren't named, even with 270 or more.

NCBE reports 70% of 3,230 takers passed in July 2026, and 79% of first-timers.

Texas Board of Law Examiners: pass lists ↗Pass rates in every state →When other states post results →

Texas reciprocity and transferring a UBE score

Texas takes transferred UBE scores of 270 or higher earned in the last five years, and NextGen scores of 620 or higher. You still need the Texas Law Course, an 85 on the MPRE and a J.D. from an approved school, and the transfer fee runs from $300 to $1,140 depending on who you are.

Lawyers with enough practice can apply without sitting the exam. NCBE's guide lists 5 of the last 7 years of practice, and Texas doesn't limit this to reciprocal states.

Score transfer and admission on motion, state by state →
Sources: Texas Board of Law Examiners · NCBE Comprehensive Guide, Chart 5 · NCBE Comprehensive Guide, Chart 7 and 8 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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