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22 TAC §535.46, Broker Responsibility Advisory Committee

Section 2110.002 of the Texas Government Code requires that the composition of an advisory committee that advises a state agency regarding an industry or occupation regulated or directly affected by the agency must provide a balanced representation between: (i) the industry or occupations; and (ii) consumers of services provided by the agency, industry, or occupation. To help ensure that balanced representation, the changes to §535.46 replace two of the broker member positions with public member positions and corresponding changes are made throughout the rule.

22 TAC §535.65, Responsibilities and Operations of Providers of Qualifying Courses

The changes to §535.65 update the requirements for course completion certificates (proposed to be renamed “course completion records” to more accurately capture the type of documents being provided). The REALM Portal will allow for more efficiencies and automation in the processing of qualifying real estate coursework, which currently requires a manual process that is labor intensive. A requirement to include either the student’s license number or application number on the course completion record allows this automation to occur.

22 TAC §535.62, Approval of Qualifying Courses

The changes to §535.62 are made as a result of the agency’s updated license management system—the REALM Portal. The changes update terminology in subsection (i) for better consistency with current practice and to align language with other rules.

Los cambios a §535.62 se deben a la actualización del sistema de administración de licencias de la agencia: Portal REALM. Los cambios actualizan la terminología en la subsección (i) para lograr una mayor coherencia con la práctica actual y para alinear el lenguaje con otras normas.

Alert: Scammers Spoofing TREC and TALCB Phone Numbers With Fake Texts, Calls

Submitted by Summer Mandell on Fri, 2026-04-24 14:04

The Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board will never text you.

The agency has received reports of text and call spoofing—a method where scammers deliberately falsify the caller ID to mimic a real government number. A recent example includes texts to license holders claiming they are being charged with “safety” violations. These scams are intended to obtain details they could use to gain access to your identity or your accounts, like bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, or other important information.

How to Change and Accept Sponsorship Requests

Submitted by Summer Mandell on Tue, 2026-04-21 13:30

How to Change and Accept Sponsorship Requests

Brokers and agents can request and accept sponsorship changes in the REALM Portal. As long as the sponsorship appears correctly in the REALM Portal, it is considered effective—even if it has not yet updated in the License Holder Search on the website. Please note it can take a few hours before the changes appear in the REALM Portal and on the license holder search. 

Once effective, license holders may: 

REALM Portal for Brokers

Submitted by Summer Mandell on Mon, 2026-04-13 14:06

Pin Your Licenses to Renew, Manage Sponsorships, and More

Brokers and sales agents must pin their license record to their REALM Portal account before managing sponsorships. If you are experiencing issues with renewals, sponsorships, or don't see your license number in your REALM Portal account, this should be your first step.

To ensure proper access:

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