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Heads up, approved current Texas resident ARE-testers!

If you have passed at least two sections of the ARE and are not receiving full testing cost reimbursement from your employer, the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners offers you a $500 grant to defray some of your exam-taking costs. This one-time grant is made available through a State of Texas fund mandated by the legislature. 

Want to learn more about eligibility?  Here you go

News and Announcements

The TBAE 2026 Customer Service Survey is live; please share your thoughts! 

Read the Board Notebook for the February 19, 2026 meeting of the TBAE Board. 

TBAE’s quadrennial Rule Review is underway now.  Read more.

Read the Board Notebook for the November 20, 2025 meeting of the TBAE Board.  

The latest issue of Licensing News is available now.  

Read the Board Notebook for the August 21, 2025 meeting of the TBAE Board. 

The requirements for the ARE Grant have changed, and it is now easier to become eligible.  Read all about it and apply when you are ready!  

Agenda and notebook for the June 10, 2025 meeting of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

Board agenda and notebook for November 21, 2024 Board Meeting.

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Board agenda and notebook for August 22, 2024 Board Meeting.

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Board agenda and notebook for the May 23, 2024 Board Meeting.

Board agenda and notebook for the February 22, 2024 Board Meeting.

The five-year “rolling clock” exam score policy has changed.  Read about the new policy.

The Summer 2023 issue of Licensing News is here.  Read on for more.  

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When making payment online, the state of Texas’ payment portal now requires that the ZIP code you enter must match the ZIP code of your credit card.  

You’re about to renew your registration, and you realize you have fewer than 12 hours of CE for the past calendar year.  Here’s what to do before you renew

The ARE Grant is a one-time $500 reimbursement for eligible ARE test-takers.  Find out if you’re eligible and apply today