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Commission Votes to Keep TRCC

The TRCC was told to become a better watchdog over homebuilders

The Sunset Advisory Commission late Tuesday voted not to abolish the controversial state agency that polices homebuilders and investigates consumer complaints about shoddy construction, after years of complaints that the agency has become a tool of the industry it is supposed to regulate.

But commission members made it clear they want the Texas Residential Construction Commission to start doing a better job, recommending that complaints be resolved within 105 days and giving the agency more authority to revoke or suspend homebuilders’ licenses.

A staff report made public months ago had recommended that the agency be abolished, arguing that it has been ineffective in policing the homebuilding industry amid consumer complaints that it is controlled by builders. The sunset commission recommendation will go to the Legislature for debate next month.

Article originally published by the Austin American Statesman

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