Texas CLE — General Credit

Earn your 12 general hours on demand.

Every course individually approved by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Committee. Watch on any device, earn certified credit, self-report through your MCLE Profile.

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Texas General CLE Courses

15 courses approved for TX General credit

124TX 1.25 hrs

Law as Code: The AI Power Shift

Prof. Scott J. Shapiro

Building a World Litigation Empire68TX 1 hr

Building a World Litigation Empire

John B. Quinn

Founding Partner of Quinn Emanuel

Targeting a Foreign President62 minTX 1 hr

Targeting a Foreign President

Scott R. Anderson

Brookings Institution Fellow

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Coverage

What counts as Texas General CLE

Texas's general category is intentionally broad. Any accredited CLE outside the ethics category qualifies — TalksOnLaw's library spans these areas.

Technology, AI & the Future of Practice

Recent jurisprudence on AI evidence, model regulation, deepfakes, and the technological shifts reshaping how lawyers research, draft, and advocate.

Litigation & Trial Practice

Courtroom strategy, evidence handling, pretrial procedure, and the practical realities of contemporary civil and criminal litigation.

Constitutional & Civil Rights Law

First Amendment doctrine, equal protection, due process, and the appellate-court holdings that shape advocacy in public-rights litigation.

Criminal Law & Procedure

Substantive criminal doctrine, sentencing reform, prosecutorial discretion, and emerging issues in criminal-justice policy.

International & Cross-Border Practice

Public international law, transnational litigation, sanctions, and matters that increasingly affect U.S. practitioners and their clients.

Privacy, Data & Cybersecurity

Federal and state privacy frameworks, data-breach response, and the legal questions raised by surveillance, AI training data, and cross-border data flows.

Compliance

How the Texas requirement works

Active Texas attorneys licensed two or more years must complete 15 hours of accredited CLE every compliance year — 3 hours of ethics plus 12 hours of general CLE. Compliance years run on a birth-month cycle: your deadline is the last day of the month before your birth month.

Texas's general CLE is intentionally flexible. There are no mandatory specialty allotments beyond ethics — any approved CLE outside the ethics category counts toward the 12-hour general minimum.

Up to 15 hours of carryover (including up to 3 ethics) roll forward to the following compliance year. Each general course on this page is individually approved by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Committee, with its own MCLE number printed on your certificate for self-reporting.

Common questions

Texas General CLE — Q&A

Can I earn all 12 general CLE hours online?

Yes. Texas places no cap on online or on-demand CLE — the entire 15-hour annual requirement (3 ethics + 12 general) can be earned through accredited on-demand courses.

Are TalksOnLaw general courses pre-approved by the Texas Bar?

Yes — every general course on this page has been individually filed and approved by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Committee, each with its own MCLE approval number. The number prints on your certificate for self-reporting.

What counts as 'general CLE' in Texas?

Any accredited CLE that isn't specifically counted toward the 3 ethics hours qualifies as general. Texas has no mandatory specialty subcategories beyond ethics — general covers virtually any area of substantive law or legal practice.

Do excess general CLE hours carry over to the next year?

Yes. Texas allows up to 15 hours of carryover credit (including up to 3 ethics) to the next compliance year. Hours earned past the 12-hour general minimum automatically roll forward.

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Up to 12 hours of general credit through pre-approved on-demand courses. Watch anytime, on any device.

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