Homeowners of Texas is a non-profit corporation advocating a Homeowners' Bill of Rights and the regulatory reform of residential construction for economic recovery and sound, safe and quality homes. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Survey.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Survey.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Survey-Thank-You.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Survey-Thank-You.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/HOT-News.html These featured articles pertain to homeowners, home builders, construction methods and materials, best practices, and reported problems or defects. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/HOT-News.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Retaining-Wall-Failures-elsewhere-in-Texas.html This article collection expands on the one specific to Hills of Rivermist in San Antonio http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/Retaining-Wall-Failures-elsewhere-in-Texas.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/TRCC-Shodilly-built.html The advisory panel that reviews how well state agencies perform and whether they have outlived their usefulness has determined that the body set up to settle disputes between builders and homeowners is "fundamentally flawed" and should be abolished. Homeowners have complained of a dispute resolution deck stacked against them ever since the Legislature created the TRCC in 2003 at the behest of construction industry lobbyists. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/TRCC-Shodilly-built.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/01-15-04-DEFECTS-Housewrecked.html CONSUMER REPORTS: Serious hidden defects plague many newer homes. Here’s how to avoid trouble. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/01-15-04-DEFECTS-Housewrecked.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/06-10-04-TRCC-Home-sweet-crooked-house.html Homebuilders, at least in Texas, operate with little supervision, regulation or legislative oversight, and the one agency put in place to protect consumers (the TRCC) does more to protect the builders - from law suits. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/06-10-04-TRCC-Home-sweet-crooked-house.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/02-01-05-LEGAL-Home,-bittersweet-home.html Powerful builders have caused legislatures and courts to become more hostile toward homeowners seeking restitution for defective construction. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/02-01-05-LEGAL-Home,-bittersweet-home.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/08-2005-TRCC-Home-Buyer-Beware.html How the TRCC, a new state agency of the builders, by the builders, and for the builders, makes it harder for you to sue, yes, your builder. http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/08-2005-TRCC-Home-Buyer-Beware.html http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/11-22-05-STUCCO-What-to-know-about-synthetic-stucco.html Exterior insulated finish systems (EIFS) are susceptable to water intrusion that can make afflicted homes virtually unsalable http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/11-22-05-STUCCO-What-to-know-about-synthetic-stucco.html