How to Renew Your Texas Property Tax Consultant Registration (2026)

Registered Texas Property Tax Consultants and Senior Property Tax Consultants must complete 24 hours of TDLR-approved continuing education every two-year registration period, split into four mandatory blocks: 8 hours of Texas law and rules, 4 hours of ethics, 6 hours of appraisal, and 6 hours of property tax consulting (16 TAC 66.25). Confirm current requirements with TDLR.

Your first Texas Property Tax Consultant or Senior Property Tax Consultant registration expires after one year (Occupations Code §1152.201) and, per TDLR, that first renewal does not require CE. Every renewal certificate after that runs two years (§1152.202), and the 24 hours must be completed within that two-year term. For a timely renewal, complete all 24 hours before your registration expires. If you renew late, the hours must fall in the two-year period immediately before the date you renew (16 TAC §66.25(d)), and TDLR charges a late-renewal fee under Occupations Code §51.401.

No. Every registration class, including the legacy Real Estate Property Tax Consultant registration (16 TAC §66.10), owes the identical 24-hour requirement every two-year term, with the same 8/4/6/6 mandatory breakdown. The classes differ in who may practice independently (Senior Property Tax Consultants) versus who must practice under a sponsor (Property Tax Consultants), not in how much CE is owed.

No. The 24-hour CE course is self-paced instruction with no exam. Once you finish the material and pay the one-time fee, your certificate is issued.

Yes. Once you finish the course and pay the one-time fee, your certificate is available to download right away and we report your completion directly to TDLR within 7 days (16 TAC §59.51(e)), usually much sooner, so your renewal isn't held up. Keep your certificate of completion for at least two years after the completion date (16 TAC §66.25(f)).

Yes. The course is fully online and mobile-friendly, and your progress saves automatically across phone, tablet, and computer.

TDLR requires four mandatory subject blocks under 16 TAC 66.25: 8 hours of Texas law and rules regulating registrants (Occupations Code Chapter 1152 and 16 TAC Chapter 66), 4 hours of ethics (the Code of Ethics under 16 TAC Chapter 66), 6 hours of appraisal (the three approaches to value, mass appraisal, and equal-and-uniform standards), and 6 hours of property tax consulting (the protest process, ARB hearings, exemptions, and arbitration/appeal).

No. You can start and complete the course first and pay the one-time fee any time, before, during, or after. Your certificate downloads and your completion is reported to TDLR as soon as payment is made.

Complete it before your two-year TDLR registration expiration date rather than waiting until the deadline, so your completion is on file with TDLR when you renew. The course is self-paced and most people finish it across several sittings.

It's a single one-time fee for the full 24-hour course, no subscription and no hidden charges. The exact price is shown before checkout and the founding price is applied at checkout while spots remain. TDLR's state registration renewal fee is separate and paid to TDLR (verify the current renewal fee at tdlr.texas.gov).