Watch: November 15 TALCB Meeting
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Fri, 2024-11-15 06:50The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board met Friday, November 15 at 9 a.m. CT. Download the meeting materials and watch the recording.
Executive Division
Financial Reports and Policies
- Annual Approved Budget
New Rules, TALCB Goes to Washington: February Meeting Recap
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Fri, 2024-03-01 11:02The first Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board (TALCB) meeting of 2024 happened February 23. Some of the highlights include three new adopted rules, TALCB’s director joining the appraisal bias discussion at the federal level, and a call for public comments that could determine future Board-issued guidance.
Meeting Recap: New Proposed Rules on License Reinstatement, AMC Fee
Submitted by Sierra Pizarro on Tue, 2023-11-14 18:13
The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board’s (TALCB) final quarterly meeting of the year opened with goodbyes. The Board recognized Board Member Clayton Black (pictured, right) for his 10 years of service with the agency. Black’s first appointment to the Board was in February 2013.
License Holders’ Contact Information Becomes Private September 1
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Wed, 2023-08-30 15:12A bill passed by the 88th Texas Legislature requires all licensing agencies, including the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, to remove or redact certain details about applicants and current and past license holders in publicly available information, such as the TALCB website license holder search or via public information requests.
Appointees officially confirmed to the Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2023-04-27 15:57The Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board (TALCB) is pleased to welcome John H. Eichelberger, III as a new member, and the reappointment of Rolando Castro. Both were confirmed by the Texas Senate on April 26, 2023. Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed them with terms set to expire on January 31, 2029.
Rolando Castro
of Cypress, Texas is a director at Cushman & Wakefield, a real estate company. He is also an MAI-designated member of the Appraisal Institute.
Watch the TALCB Meeting on December 2
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Tue, 2022-11-29 09:26The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board Meeting is Friday, December 2 at 9 a.m. CT in Austin. If you can't make it to the in-person meeting, you can watch the livestream. Download the meeting agenda and materials from the Meeting Details page.
Gov. Abbott Appoints 2 to Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Wed, 2022-09-21 13:03Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Frank Towery Jr., and reappointed Julia Hayes to the Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on January 31, 2024.
The Committee advises the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board and makes recommendations on matters relating to the regulation of appraisal management companies.
TALCB Adopts and Proposes Rule Changes and Extends Volunteer Appraisal Reviewers Application Period
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Tue, 2022-08-30 16:10The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board met in August and heard updates from staff, approved a new process for Volunteer Appraisal Reviewers, and adopted and proposed changes to rules.
What Happened During the First TALCB Meeting of 2022
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Mon, 2022-03-07 11:32The Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board met on Friday, February 25, 2022, and approved a slate of new volunteer appraisal reviewers, appointed its representative to the new Audit Committee, and discussed complaints made in bad faith.
The meeting opened with Board Member Paola Escalante-Castillo sharing why she volunteers her time and serves on the Board. Read more in her mission moment.