Dear Editor,
The Texas state Legislature is considering several bills to modify or eliminate the Texas Residential Construction Commission. Republicans created the commission a few years back to make homeowners who had complaints against their builders go to the TRCC first before suing. The Republicans were acting at the behest of builder Bob Perry, a large Republican contributor, and they then appointed Perry’s lawyer as the head of the commission. As a creature of builders, it’s no surprise that very few owners’ complaints were acted upon. If you are a current homeowner or plan to be one, you might want to contact Rep. Joe Deshotel (
[email protected]), who is chair of the House Business & Industry Committee, and/or Sen. Troy Fraser (
[email protected]), chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, as well as your local representative to make your experiences and concerns known to your legislators.