Texans for Builder Reform is a volunteer organization dedicated to exposing the abuse by the Texas homebuilding industry and to help change the laws in Texas to provide homebuyers with basic consumer protection. 

During the 2003 Legislature Session Texans for Builder Reform will support various consumers groups concerned about consumer protection for new home construction defects and will call for the following:

• An end to the abuse of mandatory binding arbitration as a prerequisite to a new home purchase.
• Common sense licensing of the home building industry including the capability to hold a builder accountable to the State for shoddy construction.
• A lemon law for severely defective new homes.

John R. Cobarruvias started Texans for Builder Reform in 2002 to concentrate on the lack of consumer protection for new homebuyers in the state of Texas. He began this organization after representing HomeOwners for Better Building as President of the Houston Chapter for the last four years. Mr. Cobarruvias has been a consumer advocate for new homeowners for the last six years after becoming a victim himself and learning the biggest investment of your life comes with the least amount of consumer protection.

Over the last two legislation sessions Mr. Cobarruvias along with other dedicated volunteers has lobbied Texas leaders for a new home lemon law and has testified in many home building related hearings including the Texas Mold Hearings and two interim studies on arbitration. In 2003 it is believed these efforts will finally pay off with bills to be filed to prohibit mandatory binding arbitration in new home contracts, as well as calls for builder licensing.

Mr. Cobarruvias has written opinion editorials selected for printing in the Houston Chronicle, Realty Times, and other local newspapers. 

Texans for Builder Reform is a volunteer organization dedicated to assisting homeowners with construction defects, researching the Texas building industry and providing reports to Texas officials for consideration during the legislation session. Volunteers with TXBR, including Mr. Cobarruvias use their own money and spend their own time to further the cause and provide protection for future homebuyers..