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Named as Expert Witness in over 700 cases nationwide since 1987.

Areas of Expertise:

Real Estate Brokerage Ethics and Fiduciary Duties of License Holders

Real Estate Brokerage Standards Commercial, Residential, and Farm and Ranch

Water Rights and Estimated Sales Price of Water Rights

Property Management - Apartments, Retail Centers, and Office Buildings; President of 14 Condominium and Townhouse Homeowner's Associations; President of Lynn Park Homeowner's Association in Houston

Construction Management/Project Management

Elected Chair of the Education Standards Advisory Committee, 2022; Appointed to the Committee by the Commissioners of the Texas Real Estate Commission 2019-2023.

Appointed by the Commissioners to serve as Alternate to the Broker/Lawyer Committee at the Texas Real Estate Commission 2022-2023.

Co-Author of the Legal I and Legal II Mandatory Continuing Education Manuals for 2022-2023 for the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council of the University of Texas Briscoe Center for American History 2022-2024.

47 Years of Working Expertise in The Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1101, The Texas Real Estate License Act, The Rules of the Texas Real Estate Commission, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of Realtors

Awards and Publications:

2016 Doctor of Philosophy, Economics and Business, Cum Laude, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

2023 Author, Water Rights in the United States: A Guide Through the Maze

Rowman & Littlefield New York and London

2018 Author, Public Water Policies: The Ultimate Weapons of Social Control

Rowman & Littlefield New York and London

2014 Author, Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans

Texas A&M Press

2009 Realtor of the Year

Austin Board of Realtors

2009 Author, Spanish Water/Anglo Water

Texas A&M Press - Winner of San Antonio Conservation Society Publication Award 2011; Winner of Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Book Award 2011.

2008 Best Ethics Program in Texas awarded by the Texas Association of Realtors for "Water Rights for Agents" Author and Instructor

2007 Chairman of the Board of the Austin Board of Realtors

2007 Peacemaker Award Winner

Dispute Resolution Center, Austin

2005 Best Education Program in Texas awarded by the Texas Association of Realtors for "Mediate, Arbitrate, Litigate" Author and Instructor

Author of 38 TREC Continuing Education Credit Courses and Student Manuals

Recent Civic Service:

Elected President of the Friends of the Austin State Supported Living Center, Board of Directors, 2023

Elected Deputy Grand Knight of the St. John Neumann Knights of Columbus Chapter 1036, 2022-2023, Austin

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Please read: Porter's Conference Paper at the 29th Annual South Texas College of Law Real Estate Law Conference - "Water Rights 101: Unrealized and Undisclosed" - June, 2014

Charles Porter as Moderator of "Financing the Solution" at the Texas Capitol Auditorium, January, 2013. Panelists: Senator Troy Fraser, Chair of the Senate Natural Resources Committee, Representative Allan Ritter, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, Lewis McMahan, Board Member of the Texas Water Development Board. Sponsored by H2O4Texas, the Texas Association of Realtors, and the Austin Board of Realtors

Porter serves, since its inception in 2012, on the National Parks Service 15 member International Experts Committee in support of the San Antonio Missions' nomination to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was a contributor and editor of the water history section of the nomination book, cover shown below.

https://journals.tdl.org/twj/index.php/twj/article/view/6445

Groundwater Conservation District Finance in Texas: Results of a Preliminary Study, by Charles Porter. Vol. 4, No. 1, 2013

St. Edward's University's Pangaea Journal, Editor-in-Chief, Charles Porter

http://sites.stedwards.edu/pangaea/pangaea-journal/masthead/

Porter serves on the Board of Directors of the Lone Star Water Forum. Please see the 6th Annual Forum registration form below. Upcoming October 4, 2014 in Brenham, Texas.

Porter meeting the King of Spain

Contact Information:

(512) 627-3793 crporter@sbcglobal.net

Winter 2013 St. Edward's University Magazine Article - " A World Without Water"

November 2017 Texas Realtor Magazine on Agent's Duties After Hurricane Harvey by Dr. Charles Porter and Gary Pate, Attorney-at-Law, partner with Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.

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Porter delivering the keynote address at the 18th Annual Bell County Water Symposium on November 15, 2018. Quote from the Temple Daily Telegram:

“Groundwater is the future. Period,” said Charles Porter, author and assistant professor at St. Edwards University in Austin and author of “Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans.”

The water expert discussed the state’s historical dependence on both groundwater and surface water systems. “Texas is soon to be back in drought at any given time,” Porter said, calling the masses to action to consider the importance of water.

Often, different areas of Texas tend to have different attitudes toward water usage and sourcing, such as Corsicana residents often preferring not to share water with surrounding areas, according to Porter, or Austin relying too heavily on water from the Colorado River.

A greater effort needs to go into informing the public about water conservation, and that process should start with Realtors informing their tenants on how they access and manage water usage. Realtors can sharpen their knowledge of local water by attending water district meetings, Porter said.

Dirk Aaron, general manager of the Belton-based Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District, echoed Porter’s sentiments, praising efforts he had in advocating for Texas House Bill 1221. The bill pertains to seller disclosure in connection with residential real property subject to groundwater regulation.

Please read the Texas A&M University Press postcard on Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans and Spanish Water/Anglo Water

Porter's new book on bookstands now - Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans

Kirkus Review of Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans

Writers League of Texas Book Review of Sharing the Common Pool

Austin American Statesman Book Review of Spanish Water, Anglo Water

Porter's speech to the Edwards Aquifer Authority management - luncheon lecture series

Water Rights and Everyday Real Estate Transactions - Texas Water Law Superconference Paper

Please read - "Water Rights and Everyday Real Estate Transactions," Charles Porter's Peer Reviewed Paper for the Texas Water Law Superconference - duties of real estate licensees and water rights. For continuing education credit for attorneys.