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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - TRELA is the foundational state law for Texas real estate, created by the State Legislature, not TREC. - The Commissioner's Rules are administrative rules created by TREC to implement and enforce TRELA. - The difference between a statute (TRELA) and an administrative rule (TREC Rules) is a common exam topic. - TREC's enforcement powers include license suspension or revocation and assessing administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation. - A frequent exam trap is to confuse TREC's administrative powers with criminal penalties; TREC cannot sentence a licensee to jail. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep