SECTION 535.132. Eligibility for Licensure

(a) An individual licensed as a broker who subsequently moves to a state other than Texas is not required to maintain an office in Texas.

(b) To be eligible to receive a license and maintain an active license, a business entity created or chartered in a state other than Texas must designate a person to act for it who meets the requirements of §1101.355 of the Act, although the designated broker is not required to be a resident of Texas. Foreign business entities must also be permitted to engage in business in Texas to receive a Texas real estate broker license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §535.132 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 4002; amended to be effective July 20, 1981, 6 TexReg 2291; amended to be effective April 15, 1982, 7 TexReg 1369; amended to be effective November 23, 1993, 18 TexReg 8198; amended to be effective April 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 1660; amended to be effective December 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 11361; amended to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 8645; amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8296; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11690; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7332; amended to be effectiveJanuary1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective October 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 2952