Texas CLE Requirements

15 credit hours annually

All credits may be completed online.

12 hours General
3 hours Ethics

*Effective June 1, 2021, ethics credit is permitted for implicit and explicit bias courses.

The last date of the month that immediately precedes the attorney's birth month.

COMPLIANCE PERIOD RULE: Each attorney’s annual compliance/reporting period begins on the first day of their birth month and ends on the last date of the month immediately preceding the attorney's brith. Attorneys must submit their attendance by the last day of their birth month.

TRTCLE reports completed courses to the State Bar of Texas every two weeks. However, attorneys are required to confirm that their attendance is completed and reported timely if they have an impending deadline; we encourage self-reporting to ensure compliance.

New admittees have an initial CLE compliance period of 24 months that begins on the first day of their birth month after receiving their license.

• State Bar of Texas
  MCLE Department
  P.O. Box 13007
  Austin, Texas 78711-3007
• (T) (512) 427-1806
  (T) (800) 204-2222 ext. 1806
  (F) (512) 427-4423
• [email protected]
  www.texasbar.com