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Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) Lobby Day & Press Conference |
Friday, 29 August 2008 |
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Texas Rep Coleman Supports Sunset Conclusions to Abolish TRCC |
Friday, 29 August 2008 |
State Representative Garnet Coleman
This past week the Houston Chronicle editorialized in favor of abolishing the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC), following the recommendation of the Sunset Advisory Commission from a report they issued last week... Texas homeowners deserve to have a state government on their side when they need it. |
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Understanding the Failure and Elimination of TRCC |
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
Sunset staff: Eliminate builder commission
The Sunset staff report on the construction commission is already controversial. The homebuilder lobby immediately attacked the reportâs recommendation to abolish the commission. The action of the staff itself, and ultimately the Legislature, will be an interesting test of whether lawmakers are actually committed to reducing the size of government."The Texas Residential Construction Commission was never meant to be a true regulatory agency with a clear mission of protecting the public," the staff report notes. "Despite changes last Session ostensibly to strengthen the process by making builders subject to new penalties if they refuse to offer repair of a confirmed defect, the Commission still has no real power to require builders to make needed repairs. |
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Express-News Editorial: TRCC Doomed to Failure |
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
Time to demolish flawed commission
Critics contended that the resolution process was already stacked against homeowners before the commission went to work. So it was incumbent on lawmakers and Gov. Rick Perry â who appoints the nine commissioners â to create a new entity that leveled the playing field. That wasn't likely to occur in Austin, where the campaign contributions and lobbyists of builders and developers are a potent force... The sunset panel found a construction commission that was âfundamentally flawed.â âIt's really doing more harm to homeowners than good,â the panel's executive director told the Express-News Austin Bureau. |
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Houston Chronicle Commentary: TRCC and Builders Money |
Monday, 25 August 2008 |
A builder, a commission, a lot of cash
It remains to be seen what will happen to the recommendation to abolish the Texas Residential Construction Commission, but it is no sure thing, thanks largely to the money with which Houston home builder Bob Perry continues to shower lawmakers. Although the proposal was applauded by consumers, who view the agency as little more than a protective haven for home builders, the first of several potential obstacles is the Sunset Advisory Commission itself, which must decide whether to endorse or reject its staff's work. |
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Action Alert - Tell Commission to Abolish TRCC |
Sunday, 24 August 2008 |
Tell the Sunset Commission to Abolish the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC)
Texas homebuilders have been given free rein to take advantage of ordinary Texans for far too long. We now have a unique opportunity to demand real reforms that will improve protections and options for Texas homeowners. Send message to Sunset Commission |
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News-Journal Editorial Recommends State Take Sunset Report Seriously |
Sunday, 24 August 2008 |
Oversight: Legislators should take Sunset report seriously
The TRCC, created five years ago after strident lobbying by home builders, is failing at its job, the Sunset Commission concluded. The Sunset report says that rather than resolve conflicts between builders and buyers, the TRCC has often frustrated consumers who have complaints about new homes...Consumer watchdogs have been critical of the TRCC from its inception, especially after Gov. Rick Perry's first appointments to the five-member commission included John Krugh, the general counsel for Perry Homes and the industry representative credited with writing much of the legislation that established the commission...The Sunset Commission report concludes: "No other regulatory agency has a program with such a potentially devastating effect on consumers' ability to seek their own remedies." If Texas lawmakers don't recognize that as a call to step up and represent the interests of their constituents during the 2009 legislative session, we're not sure what will get their attention â unless it's a new surge of campaign contributions. |
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