While the Texas Real Estate License Act $($TRELA$)$ is a statute, TREC Rules

A$)$ are guidelines and suggestions pertaining to how real estate brokers and sales agents are to carry out their daily real estate activities.

B$)$ are administrative regulations created by the real estate commission to further the purposes of and clarify TRELA, and that have the effect of law relative to license holder conduct for TREC enforcement purposes.

C$)$ are NOT created by the Texas Real Estate Commission, but generated by the Broker$/$Lawyer Committee and submitted to the Texas Association of REALTORS ${?}^{}$ for approval by their member brokers.

D$)$ are instrumental in explaining the conduct of a defendant license holder who is being sued for misconduct under TRELA, and the courts are subject to follow TREC Rules in a decision of the court.