Texas Continuing Education COURSE
TX Legal Update II (2026-2027)
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Legal Update I and II courses are four hours of curriculum each. This online course, Legal Update II, includes four main topics: agency, TREC disclosures, representing veterans and military service members, and enforcement, case studies, and commission practices.
This four-hour course reinforces the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct and the fiduciary duties license holders owe to consumers, reviews the allowable duties of unlicensed assistants and transaction coordinators, presents the role, risk, and benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) in your real estate business, considers benefits of VA loans for both buyers and sellers, and emphasizes the importance of compliance with TREC rules, advertising guidelines, and best practices.
Course highlights include:
- Chapter 531 TX Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct
- Texas agency relationships
- TREC advertising rules
- Transaction coordinators, showing agents, and unlicensed assistants
- Role of AI in real estate business
- Risks and benefits using AI
- History of the VA loan
- Benefits and considerations about the VA loan for buyers and sellers
- Texas Veterans Land Board Lending Program
- TREC complaint process and common violations
- TREC case studies and best practices