All About TREPAC and Why It Matters
All About TREPAC begins with a simple idea: protecting the dream of homeownership and the rights of property owners across Texas. The Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee, known as TREPAC, backs local, state, and national candidates and elected officials who have a proven record of defending private-property rights and supporting a healthy real estate market. Members of the Waco Association of REALTORS participate in TREPAC to make sure the voice of the real estate community is heard where decisions are made.
What TREPAC Does for REALTORS
TREPAC works to safeguard the interests of property owners, buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals. By supporting candidates who understand the importance of strong property rights, the committee helps shape policy that keeps homeownership accessible and the market fair. This advocacy touches everything from property taxes and zoning to licensing and consumer protection, all of which directly affect the people our members serve every day.
Why Your Participation Counts
Every contribution to TREPAC strengthens the collective influence of REALTORS throughout Texas. When members come together, they can protect against burdensome regulations and unfair taxes that would make buying or selling a home more difficult. Investing in TREPAC is one of the most direct ways a real estate professional can defend their business and the communities they care about, ensuring that the dream of homeownership remains within reach for future generations.
How to Get Involved
Getting involved is easy and rewarding. Members can invest in TREPAC, attend advocacy events, and stay informed about the issues that affect the local market. The association regularly shares updates on legislation and opportunities to make your voice heard. Whether you contribute financially or volunteer your time, your participation helps preserve a strong, fair real estate environment in Central Texas.
Learn More and Stay Connected
Understanding the issues is the first step toward making a difference. To learn more about membership and the many ways the association supports your career, visit our Join WAOR page. You can also explore national advocacy efforts and political resources from the National Association of REALTORS, which works alongside state and local committees to protect property rights nationwide.
TREPAC backs local, state, and national candidates and elected officials who have a proven track record of protecting private-property rights, preserving the dream of homeownership, and supporting the vitality of the real estate industry.
TREPAC backs local, state, and national candidates and elected officials who have a proven track record of protecting private-property rights, preserving the dream of homeownership, and supporting the vitality of the real estate industry.
TREPAC Accomplishments
2025
Homestead Exemption Increase Raised to $140,000 for most homeowners and $200,000 for those over 65 or disabled.
End of Subagency boosted consumer confidence and added transparency in real estate transactions by ending subagency and requiring a written agreement before showings or offers.
Stronger Trespass Protections Helps property managers maintain security with notice requirements, and more substantial trespass penalties.
2023
Historic Property Tax Reform provided an $18 billion property tax relief package including a $100,000 homestead exemption, $12 billion to bring down local school tax rates, and a pilot program to impact appraised values targeted toward rental housing and small businesses.
Private Property Rights - Right to Farm prohibited municipalities from enforcing overreaching regulation on property owners and reduces municipal limitations on agricultural activity that property owners may conduct on their land.
2021
Real Estate Deeds reform provided a simple option for property owners to remove unconstitutional covenants from their real estate deeds through their county clerk’s office.
Condo Association Transparency required condo associations to make books and records open for owners or their representatives.
2019
School Finance Reform updated state’s public school finance and property tax systems to lessen the burden on local taxpayers while increasing the state’s investment.
Property Tax Reform gave taxpayers more information about how tax rates are set and to engage in the rate-setting process. Changed the rollback rate for most cities and counties from 8% to 3.5%, requiring voter approval to exceed the rollback rate.
2017
Home Equity Modernization reduced maximum home equity loan fees, allowed for home equity loans on some residential properties with agricultural classifications, and provided a method for some home equity loans to be refinanced into non-home equity loans.
Accommodations in Property Appraisal Value Disputes allowed for property owners to participate in property valuation disputes via phone instead of in person.
Real Estate Transactions reform provided buyers with a disclosure when they were engaged in a wholesale real estate transaction.
2015
Passed a constitutional amendment to ban any tax on real estate transfers and increase the homestead exemption to $25,000 in one motion.
Repealed a $300 fee that double-taxed brokers for their two year license
2013
Helped enact critical consumer-protection laws in the property-tax lending industry
2011
Passed a measure eliminating most future private transfer fees on real estate transactions
Passed numerous HOA-reform bills that increase homeowners’ rights and promote more efficient, transparent and effective HOA management
2009
Defeated multiple proposals to tax real estate, including several bills requiring the creation of a tax on every deed recorded by the county clerk
2007
Prevented a property tax from being imposed on personal vehicles also used in the production of income
2003
Defeated a proposal which would have created a 1% real estate transfer tax on the sale or lease of all real property
2001
Killed legislation that would have levied an 8% sales tax on the sale of all real property—commercial, residential, farm and ranch, industrial, raw land—all of it.
TREPAC Disclaimer
Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Contributions to the Texas REALTORS® Political Action Committee (TREPAC) and the Texas Association of REALTORS® Federal Political Action Committee (TAR FedPAC)—which makes contributions to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC)—are voluntary and may be used for political purposes. The amount indicated is merely a guideline, and you may contribute more or less than the suggested amount. You may refuse to contribute without reprisal, and the National Association of REALTORS®, Texas REALTORS®, and its local associations will not favor or disadvantage anyone because of the amount contributed. Until the RPAC annual goal is met, 70% of an individual’s contribution goes to TREPAC and may be used to support state and local candidates; the remaining 30% is sent to TAR FedPAC to support federal candidates and is charged against your limits under 52 U.S.C. 30116. (Exception: 100% of an individual’s contribution goes to TREPAC if the individual is an employee of an affiliate member of Texas REALTORS®.) After the RPAC annual goal is met, 100% of an individual’s contribution goes to TREPAC and may be used to support state and local candidates. You may contact the Texas REALTORS® political committee administrator at 800-873-9155 to obtain information about your contributions.