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The Latest Update From the Texas Capitol and 89th Legislative Session

February 19, 2025 / 1 year ago

Texas Senate Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presided over the Senate, where Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe was elected President Pro Tempore on opening day. On January 17, Senate Committees were announced by Patrick.  View Patrick's ...

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Property managers: Get certified to handle these EPA changes

June 09, 2022 / 3 years ago

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requires specific training and certification when performing certain work with pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. The ...

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Property Management Companies & Changes to EPA's RPP Rule

June 10, 2022 / 3 years ago

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requires specific training and certification when performing certain work with pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities built...

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New Year, New Real Estate Laws

January 10, 2020 / 6 years ago

Several new real estate-related laws passed in 2019 by the 86th Texas Legislature took effect on Jan. 1, 2020. These include the following REALTOR®-supported bills that benefit Texas real estate consumers. Expanded Access to Home Equit...

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Get the Latest MarketViewer Data

February 04, 2019 / 7 years ago

Looking for reliable data to help you better understand your market? Want market statistics to share with prospects and clients? Texas REALTORS® has released MarketViewer data for the month of December as well as Q4 2018 and full-year ...

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Comment on new and revised commercial forms

January 13, 2023 / 3 years ago

The Texas REALTORS® has proposed four new commercial forms: Commercial Contract Condominium Addendum (Incomplete Construction) (1946) Commercial Request for Evaluation Materials and Confidentiality Agreement (1947) Commercial Le...

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Watch a two-minute recap of the legislative session

February 20, 2019 / 7 years ago

With the governor’s vetoes and approvals of bills last week, the regular session of the 85th Texas Legislature has come to an end. Watch the latest Texas RECap for a rundown of the legislative session, a preview of the upcoming specia...

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Real estate is back on the agenda at the Texas Capitol

February 20, 2019 / 7 years ago

When the regular session of the 85th Texas Legislature ended May 29, Texas REALTORS® had a long list of successes on behalf of Texas real estate consumers. Lawmakers filed 7,051 bills during the regular session, and TAR tracked 2,767 b...