Texas REALTORS (Texas Association of REALTORS)

Lobbying groupUS-TXverified

Identifiers

website: https://www.texasrealestate.com/
org kind: trade_association

What this organization says it wants

Texas REALTORS (Texas Association of REALTORS) is on record about 8 bills, through federal lobbying filings and testimony to state committees. 3 of those state a side we can place on the scale. Naming a bill is not a position, so the rest count as involvement only.

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The positions, and the documents they come from

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ForTX-89-hb9Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
“testifying before the House Committee on Ways & Means in support of HB 9 which increases business property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000.”
Published by the organization2025Open the record
ForTX-89-sb4Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
“in support of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) and Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2) to increase the homestead tax exemption to $140,000.”
Published by the organization2025Open the record
ForTX-89-sb17Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
“Texas REALTORS® supported these bills because they further the state’s interest in national security while protecting the Fair Housing Act and ensuring that licensees are not responsible for enforcing the law.”
Published by the organization2025Open the record
ForTX-89-sb38Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.
“These bills address eviction processes and tenant protections, supporting Texas REALTORS® priorities for efficient property management and transparency.”
Published by the organization2025Open the record
ForTX-89-sb1968Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
“This Texas REALTORS® top priority legislation ensures Texas law reflects modern-day practices, including elements from the Sitzer lawsuit regarding the timing of information buyers receive in the homebuying process.”
Published by the organization2025Open the recordnot counted yet
ForTX-89-sjr2Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
“in support of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) and Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2) to increase the homestead tax exemption to $140,000.”
Published by the organization2025Open the recordnot counted yet
ForTX-89-hb2615Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
“testified before the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs in support of Chairman Cody Harris' HB 2615 to add PID information to CAD tax transparency websites.”
Published by the organization2025Open the recordnot counted yet
ForTX-89-sb673Relating to municipal and county regulation of accessory dwelling units; authorizing a fee.
“testifies before the Senate Committee on Local Government in support of SB 673 regarding municipal and county regulation of accessory dwelling units.”
Published by the organization2025Open the recordnot counted yet

Marked positions are on record but not yet counted: we have not placed those bills on our scale, so they do not move any number on this page.

What it says on the issues

Statements that name no bill. Each was placed on one of our lines by reading the quote, and kept only where our quiz questions on that line, answered from the same quote, lean the same way. Each counts like one answer to a quiz question.

Authority ↔ Libertyno state at all: liberty without government
“Texas REALTORS® believes the right to rent is a fundamental part of the property rights bundle, and that property owners' associations should not limit property owners' ability to lease their properties, regardless of lease term.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Authority ↔ Libertyno state at all: liberty without government
“Texas REALTORS® believes the decision to become part of a city should be left up to the impacted property owners.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Proceduralismrepresentative-substantive
“Texas REALTORS® opposes the election of chief appraisers and appraisal review board members, as elections would politicize the appraisal process.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Economic Coordinationno state: unregulated markets, no taxation
“Texas REALTORS® opposes any governmental limitation on rents that may be charged.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Energyless policy activity in Energy
“Texas REALTORS® opposes the expansion of the Property Assessed Clean Energy lending programs beyond what is currently allowed by Texas law.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Law & Crimemore policy activity in Law & Crime
“Texas REALTORS® supports statewide implementation of such early warning systems, as well as expedited access to court proceedings to settle disputes of property ownership and help property owners regain control of their property in cases of lease or deed document fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Housingless policy activity in Housing
“Texas REALTORS® opposes efforts to reduce the property-tax appraisal cap from its current level of 10% because such stringent caps create inequalities in the tax burden and do not achieve property tax reductions for taxpayers.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Domestic Commercemore policy activity in Domestic Commerce
“Therefore, Texas REALTORS® supports licensing of real estate wholesalers, and appropriate and timely disclosure to all parties involved in a real estate wholesale transaction, including in any advertisement.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Technologymore policy activity in Technology
“Texas REALTORS® supports additional public and private investment in those technologies, including community needs assessments, physical infrastructure, and consumer training.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code
“Texas REALTORS® opposes efforts to reduce the property-tax appraisal cap from its current level of 10% because such stringent caps create inequalities in the tax burden and do not achieve property tax reductions for taxpayers.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Civil Rights: Minority Discriminationmore policy activity in Civil Rights: Minority Discrimination
“our association supports adding “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” as protected classes to the Texas Fair Housing Act, Chapter 301 of the Texas Property Code.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Law & Crime: White Collar Crimemore policy activity in Law & Crime: White Collar Crime
“Texas REALTORS® supports statewide implementation of such early warning systems, as well as expedited access to court proceedings to settle disputes of property ownership and help property owners regain control of their property in cases of lease or deed document fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Law & Crime: Court Administrationmore policy activity in Law & Crime: Court Administration
“Texas REALTORS® supports statewide implementation of such early warning systems, as well as expedited access to court proceedings to settle disputes of property ownership and help property owners regain control of their property in cases of lease or deed document fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Technology: Telecommunicationsmore policy activity in Technology: Telecommunications
“Texas REALTORS® supports additional public and private investment in those technologies, including community needs assessments, physical infrastructure, and consumer training.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level
“Texas REALTORS® believes the decision to become part of a city should be left up to the impacted property owners.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Zoningstate/federal override to build more
“Texas REALTORS® supports the reduction and elimination of cumbersome processes, certain development requirements and restrictions, and lengthy permitting timelines.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Rent controlno rent control
“Texas REALTORS® opposes any governmental limitation on rents that may be charged.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination lawfull protection
“our association supports adding “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” as protected classes to the Texas Fair Housing Act, Chapter 301 of the Texas Property Code.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Permitting reform (NEPA)cut it and build
“Texas REALTORS® supports the reduction and elimination of cumbersome processes, certain development requirements and restrictions, and lengthy permitting timelines.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record

17 more readings were held back because the quiz questions on that line did not agree with them, or could not be answered from the quote.

What we don't have on this organization

No politicians linked
We have no contribution from this organization to any candidate on file yet. The contribution walk is still running, so this may be a gap in our ingestion rather than in its giving.
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