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Strayhorn said she'd do it again |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
Abbott: Comptroller had no authority to issue building report
State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn had no authority to investigate and release a critical report about the performance of the Texas Residential Construction Commission this year, state Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled Wednesday. Strayhorn's response: She'd do it again, and she all but dared Abbott to try to stop her...She criticized the agency, created in 2003, as acting as a "builder protection agency" with no power to enforce homebuilders to repair construction defects in new houses. |
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State Agency Fleecing Texas Homeowners |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
A collection of South Texas Political gossip
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday that Carole 4 names, 3 parties had no right to investigate the organization set up to facilitate the fleecing of Texas home owners...State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn had no authority to investigate and release a critical report about the performance of the Texas Residential Construction Commission this year, state Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled Wednesday. Strayhorn's response: She'd do it again, and she all but dared Abbott to try to stop her. |
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Strayhorn rapped over investigation |
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
Attorney general rules she didn't have authority to recommend an agency be closed
"I was asked by a legislator to investigate the Texas Residential Construction Commission. I did it, and if the attorney general wants to take me to court, let's go," she said.Strayhorn said her investigation was prompted by a request from state Rep. Todd Smith, R-Euless, who wanted to know how the agency's consumer complaint process compared with other states and if legislation that created the commission discouraged good home building.
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TRCC Builder Protection Agency in the News Again |
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
AG says comptroller had no authority to issue critical report
"I did it, and if the attorney general wants to take me to court, let's go," she said. "If a legislator requests me to act when it comes to the fiscal matters of this state, I will act. This is a constitutional office and we disagree with the opinion," she said. The review was requested by Rep. Todd Smith of Euless in August 2005. Rep. David Swinford, R-Dumas, then asked Abbott if Strayhorn had the authority to conduct such a review...The practical effect of the ruling on the construction agency report is negligible. Strayhorn's report was finished and released months ago. She held a news conference the day she put it out. |
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HOBB ISSUES RESPONSE TO COMPTROLLER'S TRCC REPORT |
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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TRCC is the punishment phase of homeownership in Texas
If TRCC is supposed to be good for homebuyers, it should be optional rather than mandatory. Homeowners would welcome a state service if it was free, voluntary, and effectively enforced...The bottom line is that homeowners innocently began legal action when their only intent was to complain to a state agency about a defective home and the builder who failed to respond. The effect, homeowners learn that complaining to the state about a bad home costs a great deal of money, time, heartaches, and a lawsuit if they complain. In fact, TRCC becomes the punishment phase of homeownership in Texas. |
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WFAA News 8 Loan Fraud Part II |
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Friday, 10 March 2006 |
News 8 investigates: Mortgage Fraud Part II
A crime some say is as old as prostitution may be going down in your neighborhood: mortgage fraud. It's happening in record numbers in North Texas, and it is white collar crime at its worst. The criminals are sly. Their methods are difficult to detect and tricky to prosecute. Mortgage fraud can blindside even the most honest people—including former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders. News 8 Investigates in the first of a two-part series. |
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Star Builders meaningless optional program |
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Friday, 10 March 2006 |
Texas Star Builders
State officials are hailing a new program, scheduled to begin April 1, that could make it easier to identify home builders and remodelers who have worked to achieve good reputations in the business. But at least one consumer activist isn't impressed... Janet Ahmad, president of HomeOwners for Better Building, says of the new program: "Since it is optional, it is meaningless for the consumer... My guess is they want to divert some of the attention of the comptroller's report and put a spin on this meaningless optional program." |
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Realty Times - TRCC Paper Tiger |
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Friday, 03 March 2006 |
Texas' Residential Construction Commission Deemed A Paper Tiger
The vast majority of complaints to a state agency created to give Texan home owners redress for new home defects may as well be fed into a paper shredder, according to findings in a study by the Lone Star State's comptroller.The Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) is little more than a paper tiger with no authority to force home builders to comply with orders to fix new home defects -- 86 percent of home owners who've used the commission's resolution process said builders failed to fix the problem -- according to an October, 2005 |
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POA Poll- 89% Say TRCC is unfair |
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Friday, 17 February 2006 |
POLICYHOLDERS OF AMERICA POLL
5,644 respondents in poll - 82% would not vote back in office any legislator, regardless of party, that is soft on bad homebuilders? |
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
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Inspectors Display Integrity
Third party inspectors resign from the Texas Residential Construction Commission in protest (TRCC).
"I'm not willing to risk my credentials as being viewed an endorsement for this nonsense. I can better serve the consumers of Texas as a private inspector and expert witness for defects before they waste their time with the SIRP claims. Effective immediately, please remove me as an active inspector with this commission." |
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Express-News Commentary by Janet Ahmad |
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
Comment: Homebuyers deserve better protection
In early 2003 the building industry contrived convincing tales of woe, along with millions in political action committee contributions, that persuaded some Texas lawmakers to help create the unprecedented experimental state agency... In the comptroller's report, there is compelling evidence that lawmakers made a mistake and were duped into going along with the building industry's long-term plan to thwart homeowners. The report gives failing grades to TRCC, and the revelations are reprehensible... despite the requirement for a criminal background check, "TRCC files show that a currently registered builder was convicted of burglary of a vehicle, burglary of a building and attempted homicide. Another builder was convicted of a sex crime and registered as a sex offender just months before he was allowed to register as a homebuilder." |
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