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The Smart Guide to the Texas Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the Texas Bar Exam

Texas Bar Exam Format

Texas Bar Exam Sections - MBE 200 Multiple Choice, MPT 2 Writing Assignments, MEE 6 Essays

Texas is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:

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Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

200 multiple choice
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Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

6 essays
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Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

2 writing assignments

Texas Bar Exam Dates

July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026

Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027

*The Texas Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.

How to Prepare for
the Texas Bar Exam

(FREE Study Guides)

Part 1: Smart Guide to MBE

Part 2: Smart Guide to MEE

Part 3: Smart Guide to MPT

Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.

Contact Info

Texas Board of Law Examiners
205 W. 14th St., #500
P.O. Box 13486
Austin, TX 78711-3486

Website:      https://ble.texas.gov/home
Phone:         (512) 463-1621
Fax:              (512) 463-5300

Frequency Charts

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MBE Frequency Analysis

MEE Frequency Analysis

MPT Frequency Analysis

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Subjects Tested on Texas Bar Exam

MEE Essay Subjects

  1. Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
  2. Civil Procedure
  3. Constitutional Law
  4. Contracts
  5. Criminal Law & Procedure
  6. Evidence
  7. Real Property
  8. Torts

Note: Starting with the July 2026 exam, the following subjects are no longer tested on the MEE: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Secured Transactions, Trusts & Future Interests, and Wills & Estates.

MBE Subjects

  1. Civil Procedure
  2. Constitutional Law
  3. Contracts
  4. Criminal Law & Procedure
  5. Evidence
  6. Real property
  7. Torts

Minimum Passing Score

For Texas , the UBE minimum passing score is 270.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

YES

Completion of an online, on-demand course on Texas law is required prior to admission for application seeking admission with a UBE score. The course is accessible, at no charge, on the State Bar of Texas CLE website.

This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.