FIXED OFFICE REQUIRED; CHANGE OF ADDRESS

(a) A resident broker shall maintain a fixed office in this state. The address of the office shall be designated on the broker's license. (b) Not later than the 10th day after the date a broker moves from the address designated on the broker's license, the broker shall submit an application, accompanied by the appropriate fee, for a license that designates the new location of the broker's office. The commission shall issue a license that designates the new location if the new location complies with the requirements of this section. (c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (S.B. 624), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2019. (d) A nonresident licensed broker is not required to maintain a place of business in this state. (e) A license holder shall provide the commission with: (1) the license holder's current: (A) mailing address; (B) business address; (C) business telephone number; and (D) business e-mail address; and (2) if the license holder is an associated broker, the name of the broker with whom the license holder is associated. (f) A license holder shall notify the commission of a change in the information described by Subsection (e). (g) In this section, "associated broker" means a broker who associates with and is paid through another broker under a relationship that is intended to be a continuous relationship, including as an employee or an ongoing independent contractor.