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Submitted by Christine Anderson on Mon, 2021-11-08 00:00View today's Commission meeting in real-time! Make sure to review the full agenda and materials and follow along.
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Scammers or Spammers sometimes try to copy and email and text from messages from TREC or TALCB to trick you into providing personal information. We know this can be confusing and frustrating, and we want to help make sure you don't fall victim to these schemes.
In early April, the Texas Real Estate Commission publicly apologized to Texans for the unacceptable quality of our customer service efforts and we promised to take a number of steps to do better. This is a progress report on what we have done so far and what additional steps remain to be implemented to restore and improve our service.
The mission and performance of the Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board are under review by the Legislature as required under the Texas Sunset Act. The Act provides that the Sunset Commission, composed of legislators and public members, periodically evaluate a state agency to determine if the agency is still needed and to explore ways to ensure that the agency's funds are well spent. Based on the recommendations of the Sunset Commission, the Texas Legislature ultimately decides whether an agency continues to operate into the future.
TREC has been made aware of a scam requesting information from license holders. The request is sent by email by someone posing as the Texas Real Estate Commission and asks that information be provided to them and provides a link to follow (see example emails).
Please disregard emails asking you to provide information to TREC, especially anything linking to a third party website. If you have a question about a request for payment from TREC, you can contact us at: information@trec.texas.gov with “SCAM Notice” in the subject line.
Memorial Day was the last day of the 85th Legislative session. Several bills were filed this session relating to the agency and its license holders but not all of those bills made it through the process. Following is a summary of bills that passed both houses of the Legislature and have direct effect on license holders.
The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) met July 20, 2026, to discuss comments received on the proposed updates to the Standards of Practice (SOPs), review recommendations from the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), and receive agency division reports.
The Broker Responsibility Advisory Committee (BRAC) met July 14, 2026, to discuss topics including education requirements for inactive sales agents returning to active status, the growing role of artificial intelligence in the industry, transaction coordination, and transparency related to real estate teams.
The committee continued its discussion on whether additional education should be required for inactive sales agents returning to active practice after an extended period away.
The Broker Responsibility Advisory Committee (BRAC), Education Standards and Advisory Committee (ESAC), and Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) are accepting applications to fill a variety of membership slots. Applications are due August 14, 2026.
A broker or brokerage wanting to become associated with a business broker or brokerage must initiate the request through the Real Estate and Appraiser License Management (REALM) Portal.