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The Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met on April 7 to hear updates from agency staff on the upcoming launch of a new licensing system, and to review rule changes related to exam proctoring.

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"Can I use a drone to inspect the roof instead of climbing it?"

Many inspectors have gotten into the habit of using a drone to inspect the roof instead of walking the roof. This could be problematic if they are not properly following the departure provisions.

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The Texas Real Estate Commission (星空体育app下载) hosted its first meeting of the year in Austin with a room full of Texas REALTORS庐 in attendance to earn continuing education credit and receive updates from the agency鈥檚 staff and advisory committee members. Here鈥檚 what happened.

Thank You for Your Service

The Commission recognized these departing advisory committee members:

The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) met January 27 for its first meeting of the year. The slate of officers was elected for 2025:

• Lee Warren, chair
• Mike Morgan, vice chair
• Stephanie Huser, secretary

The subcommittee members were also selected. Randy Bayer will serve as the chair of the Standards of Practice (SOP) subcommittee, and Mike Morgan will serve as the chair of the Education subcommittee. The other six members were divided among the two subcommittees, including the newest public member, Cole Robison.

The Broker Responsibility Advisory Committee (BRAC) met January 15. It held elections for officers and selected the following:

For the Texas Real Estate Commission, 2025 opens with the first meeting of the year held by the Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC). Its January 6 agenda began with an introduction of new members:

• Christina Valero, license holder member
• Christopher Gonzales, license holder member
• Paul Silverman, educator

Reappointments were also made:

After combing through 1,100 complaints during his 11-year tenure with the Commission, 星空体育app下载 Chief Investigator Roy Minton wins for a second time. The first win was in 2019. Both recognitions, by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), were given for Minton鈥檚 work in uncovering rental fraud.

Real estate transactions are complex, so many brokers and sales agents engage the help of assistants to handle the administrative details. Regardless of an assistant鈥檚 professional title鈥攗nlicensed assistant, administrative assistant, office manager, and transaction coordinator are popular鈥攖he real estate license status determines what type of activities they can legally perform in Texas.

The changes listed below, recommended by the Broker-Lawyer Committee, were adopted by the Texas Real Estate Commission during its November 4 meeting. These apply聽to all contract forms unless specified otherwise.