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Texas Bar Examination
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Texas Bar Examination
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Administered by
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Texas Board of Law Examiners
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ABA-Approved Law School J.D. Required
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No
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Graduate of foreign law school eligible to take the bar examination
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Yes
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Winter Testing:
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February
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Summer Testing:
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July
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Requires Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)?
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No
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Additional Components required prior to admission
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Online course
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Maximum Age of Transferred UBE Score
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2 years24.0 months <br />/5 years60.0 months <br />
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Requires Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)?
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Yes
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Accepts Multistate Bar Examination Transfers?
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Requires Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)?
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No
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Requires Multistate Performance Test (MPT)?
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Yes
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Requires Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)?
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Yes
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MPRE Minimum Passing Score
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85
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Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam Components
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Procedure and Evidence Questions (20 short answer questions each for civil and criminal) and Texas Essay Questions (12 questions). (Until February 2021, when Texas adopts UBE administration.)
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Maximum Exam Attempts
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5
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First-Time Taker Pass Rate
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71%
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Repeat Taker Pass Rate
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31%
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Annual Test Takers Quantity
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4068
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Website
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www.ble.texas.gov
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NCBE profile
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link
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