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Part XXIII. Texas Real Estate Commission

Chapter 531. Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct

22 TAC §§531.1-531.3

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to §531.1, concerning fidelity of a licensee, §531.2, concerning integrity of a licensee, and §531.3, concerning competency of a licensee, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 5, 1997, issue of the Texas Register ( 22 TexReg 11928). The amendments replace the terms "salesman , his and other terms with words which are not gender-specific, such as salesperson and the agent s to comply with House Bill 814, 75th Legislature (1997), which requires TREC to replace the term salesman in all its rules and documents.

No comments were received regarding the proposal.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a, §5(h), which authorize the Texas Real Estate Commission to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 3, 1998.

TRD-9801520

Mark A. Moseley

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: February 23, 1998

Proposal publication date: December 5, 1997

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900


Chapter 533. Pracctice and Procedure

22 TAC §§533.7, 533.15, 533.16, 533.18, 533.21, 533.22, 533.29, 533.30

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to §533.7, concerning conduct and decorum, §533.15, concerning disapproval of an application for a license, §533.16, concerning suspension and revocation of a license, §533.18, concerning presiding officer, §533.21, concerning ex parte consultations, §533.22, concerning subpoenas and depositions, §533.29, concerning prerequisites for judicial review, and §533.30, concerning judicial review, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 19, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 12377). The amendments replace the terms salesman , chairman , his , and other gender-specific terms with terms which are not gender-specific, such as salesperson , chairperson and the person s in compliance with House Bill 814, 75th Legislature (1997). Where replacement of a single gender specific term is not possible without significant revision, another gender specific term such as herself has been added. The amendments also replace obsolete references to statutes with their current citations. Adoption of the amendments is necessary for TREC to comply with its enabling legislation and to make its rules consistent with the law.

No comments were received regarding the proposal.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a, §5(h), which authorize the Texas Real Estate Commission to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 3, 1998.

TRD-9801519

Mark A. Moseley

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: February 23, 1998

Proposal publication date: December 19, 1997

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900


Chapter 541. Criminal Offense Guidelines

22 TAC §541.1

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts an amendment to §541.1, concerning criminal offense guidelines, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 5, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 11928). The amendment replaced the term salesman with salesperson to comply with House Bill 814, 75th Legislature (1997), which requires TREC to use the term salesperson in all its rules and documents. The amendment also replaced obsolete references to inspector licenses titles with the titles used in the current law. Adoption of the amendment was necessary for TREC to comply with its enabling legislation and to make its rules consistent with the law.

No comments were received regarding the proposal.

The amendment is adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a, §5(h), which authorize the Texas Real Estate Commission to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 3, 1998.

TRD-9801518

Mark A. Moseley

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: February 23, 1998

Proposal publication date: December 5, 1997

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900