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Tex. Occ. Code § 1101.151 (2026)

General Powers And Duties Of Commission

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Sec. 1101.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall:

(1) administer this chapter and Chapter 1102;

(2) adopt rules and establish standards relating to permissible forms of advertising by a license holder acting as a residential rental locator;

(3) maintain a registry of certificate holders; and

(4) design and adopt a seal.

(b) The commission may:

(1) adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer this chapter and Chapter 1102; and

(2) establish standards of conduct and ethics for persons licensed under this chapter and Chapter 1102 to:

(A) fulfill the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 1102; and

(B) ensure compliance with this chapter and Chapter 1102.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2024 · leading case: Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Bayless, 366 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App. 2012).
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Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Bayless, 366 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App. 2012). “1989); see also Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1101.151. Among other responsibilities, TREC must “maintain a real estate recovery trust account.”
Philips Jacob Vallakalil, & Reeja Susan Philips v. Texas Real Est. Comm'n (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1101.151(a)(1). Subchapter M of the act directs the Commission to establish a fund, the RTA, to reimburse aggrieved persons who suffer actual damages caused by an act described in § 1101.”
Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Ricky & Amy Torres (Tex. App. 2024). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1101.151(a)(1); Vallakalil v.”
Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Joyce I. Bayless (Tex. App. 2012). “1989); see also Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1101.151 . Among other responsibilities, TREC must “maintain a real estate recovery trust account.”
Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Joyce I. Bayless (Tex. App. 2012). “1989); see also Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1101.151 . Among other responsibilities, TREC must “maintain a real estate recovery trust account.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2009). “See TEx. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1101.151 (a)( 1) (Vernon 2004) (requiring the Commission to administer chapter 1102), (b)(1 ) (authorizing the Commission to adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer chapter 1102), (b)(2) (authorizing the Commission to "establish standards of…”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1101.151(a)(1): 2 cases
Philips Jacob Vallakalil, & Reeja Susan Philips v. Texas Real Est. Comm'n (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1101.151(a)(1). Subchapter M of the act directs the Commission to establish a fund, the RTA, to reimburse aggrieved persons who suffer actual damages caused by an act described in § 1101.”
Texas Real Est. Comm'n v. Ricky & Amy Torres (Tex. App. 2024). “TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1101.151(a)(1); Vallakalil v.”
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