TITLE: Recognizing March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The State of Texas is steadfast in its commitment to private property rights, and since 1920, Texas REALTORS has worked as a professional association to protect private property ownership and the rights of property owners; and WHEREAS, Texas REALTORS maintains its position as the largest professional membership association in Texas, and its more than 140,000 members are engaged in every aspect of the state's diverse real estate interests, including farm and ranch, property management, and international, residential, and commercial real estate; and WHEREAS, Real estate and housing are essential to our state and local economies, with each property purchase contributing thousands of dollars through construction, jobs, and expenses; in 2024, the real estate industry in Texas accounted for 17.8 percent of the state's gross domestic product, or approximately $469.2 billion; and WHEREAS, Realtors are grassroots advocates who embody professionalism in the real estate industry; they adhere to a strict code of ethics that demands competence, fairness, and a high level of integrity in their field; and WHEREAS, As vital contributors to their local towns and cities, Realtors in Texas are deeply invested, actively engaged, and dedicated to shaping vibrant, flourishing communities where Texans live, work, and prosper; to that end, Realtors continue to demonstrate their incredible abilities to help all Texans achieve the dream of homeownership; and WHEREAS, During each Texas legislative session, thousands of Realtors convene at the State Capitol to meet with their elected officials and discuss issues that are critical for ensuring that Texas remains the best state in which to own or lease real property; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Alders Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 545 was adopted by the House on March 26, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House