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Texas Escrow Fund Handling and License Renewal Requirements

Texas · State License Law — free study notes for the real estate licensing exam.

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📖 What you need to know

Client and escrow funds in Texas must be kept separate from the broker's own money and held in a designated trust or escrow account, with commingling prohibited. To protect consumers harmed by licensee misconduct, Texas maintains a Recovery Trust Account funded through licensing. To renew, a sales agent must complete 18 hours of continuing education each renewal cycle, including the mandatory 4-hour Legal Update courses.

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Questions students ask

Is Texas Escrow Fund Handling and License Renewal Requirements on the real estate exam?

Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Texas real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.

Is this cheat sheet free?

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Does Texas test this differently?

Texas applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Texas rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.

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