The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts the repeal of 22 TAC §534.7, Vendor Protest Procedures, in Chapter 534, General Administration, without changes to the text, as published in the November 27, 2020, issue of the Texas Register (45 TexReg 8470). The rule will not be republished.

The repeal of §534.7 eliminates the agency's use of vendor protest procedures adopted by the Texas Facilities Commission. TREC will replace these vendor protest procedures in rule with a new set of vendor protest procedures that better meet the agency's needs and provide greater transparency to both members of the public and parties seeking to protest.

No comments were received on the repeal as published.

The repeal is 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; and to establish standards of conduct and ethics for its license holders to fulfill the purposes of Chapters 1101 and 1102.