The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §535.400, Registration of Easement or Right-of-Way Agents; §535.402, Complaints, Disciplinary Action and Appeals; and §535.403, Renewal of Registration, in Chapter 535, General Provisions, without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 30, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 4652). The rule will not be republished.

The amendments to §535.400 implement statutory changes enacted by the 86th Legislature in SB 624 as part of the Sunset Review process and remove the residency requirement for becoming registered as an easement or right-of-way agent.

The amendments to §535.402 change the time frame to respond to a Commission request for information from 10 working days to 14 days to align this section with other Commission rules and provide greater clarity to respondents.

The amendments to §535.403 implement statutory changes enacted by the 86th Legislature in SB 624 as part of the Sunset Review process and authorize the Commission to deny a license renewal if the license holder is in violation of the terms of a Commission order.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer Chapters 1101 and 1102.