About State Exam Ready

State Exam Ready publishes practice questions for state licensing written exams. We start with Texas, where about half of barber and cosmetology written attempts fail and every retake costs $55.

What we offer

• Texas barber exam practice test: free 15-question sample; full bank of 300 questions.
• Texas cosmetology exam practice test: free 15-question sample; full bank of 308 questions.

How the questions are written

Every question is original. We write them from the public content outline in PSI's Candidate Information Bulletin and from Texas law (Occupations Code Chapters 1601 to 1603 and 16 TAC Chapter 83). We never copy or reconstruct questions from the real exam. Each question has an explanation of why the right answer is right and why the tempting wrong answer is wrong.

The free test and the full mock exams are weighted by the official number of questions in each content area. A 15-question sample shows topics worth reviewing; it can't predict whether you will pass.

Sources

• PSI Candidate Information Bulletins for the Texas barber and cosmetology exams (January 2026)
• TDLR examination statistics, fiscal year 2025
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 83 (barbering and cosmetology rules)

What we are not

We are not a school, and our material is not a course. It does not count toward the training hours a Texas license requires. We are not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by TDLR or PSI. Always confirm current exam details with TDLR before your test date.

Corrections and contact

Found an error in a question? Email [email protected] with the question text and we'll review it.