Concerns About Texas Residential Construction Commission

RECEIVED Tue., May 19, 2009

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.
John Callaghan
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