Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23	TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535	GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER M	NONRESIDENTS
RULE §535.132	Eligibility for Licensure

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(a) A person residing outside of Texas may apply for a license under this section if the person:

(1) is licensed as a foreign broker; or

(2) was licensed as a Texas real estate salesperson or broker no more than two years before filing of the application.

(3) The commission may waive education and experience requirements if the applicant satisfies the conditions established by §535.56 or §535.55 of this title.

(b) A business entity created or chartered under the laws of a state other than Texas may apply for a Texas real estate broker license if the entity:

(1) is licensed as a broker by the state in which it was created or chartered;

(2) is licensed as a broker in a state in which it is permitted to engage in real estate brokerage business as a foreign business entity; or

(3) was created or chartered in a state that does not license business entities and the entity is lawfully engaged in the practice of real estate brokerage in that state and meets all other requirements for applications for a license in Texas.

(c) An individual licensed as a broker who subsequently moves to a state other than Texas is not required to maintain an office in Texas unless the individual sponsors a salesperson in Texas.

(d) To be eligible to receive a license and maintain an active license, a business entity created or chartered in a state other than Texas must designate a person to act for it who meets the requirements of §1101.355 of the Act, although the designated broker is not required to be a resident of Texas. Foreign business entities must also be permitted to engage in business in Texas to receive a Texas real estate broker license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §535.132 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 4002; amended to be effective July 20, 1981, 6 TexReg 2291; amended to be effective April 15, 1982, 7 TexReg 1369; amended to be effective November 23, 1993, 18 TexReg 8198; amended to be effective April 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 1660; amended to be effective December 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 11361; amended to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 8645; amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8296; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11690; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7332; amended to be effective January1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669