State Requirements
Total MCLE Credits Required: 15
Total Online Credits Allowed: 15
Specialty Requirements
Legal Ethics or Professionalism - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 3
Compliance Requirements
Reporting Cycle: 1 year
Compliance Deadline: Last day of month preceding birth month
Reporting Deadline: Last day of birth month
Carryover
Carryover Allowed: Yes
Number of Carryover Credits Allowed: 15
State Rules
Attorneys can carry forward CLE credit hours, including legal ethics and professional responsibility credit, earned in excess of the minimum 15 hour requirement to the following year's requirement up to a maximum limit of 15 credit hours. A maximum of 3 legal ethics/professional responsibility credits can be carried forward.
Newly Admitted Attorneys
Newly admitted attorneys must complete "A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice" which is only offered by the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism in addition to the regular Texas MCLE requirement.