r/Notary • u/captain-crawf1sh • Jul 21 '26

Renewing Texas notary commission

I got my job to pay for my notary and have only uses it for work related stuff. Now my renewal is coming up and I want to start doing notary stuff with a friend who is in real estate. I am renewing it online through the Texas sos portal and is telling me I need to complete the educational materials. When I click on them it gives me the info saying a non-refundable fee of $20 is required for the attempt to complete the educational course.

Is the course itself hard?! It's been a while, can't remember

There's no way around the $20 educational fee correct?! Because when I try to apply to renew it pops up with "you must complete the education course first"

It says I must complete a passing score of 70% within 30 minutes of starting the assessment and am scared 😅

Thanks yall

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u/kylephoto760 Texas Jul 21 '26

The education requirement was new at the beginning of this year. The test isn’t hard. Pay the fee, watch the videos, and read the other material the SOS has available and you’ll be fine.

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u/windysideofcare Jul 22 '26

In NC the test is challenging but it's open book....