Member Benefits
- Membership is based on a calendar year [January 1-December 31], available online and billed in late November.
- Dues are payable in full, one year in advance of the membership.
- Dues are $175 with discounts available for first-time members.
- TAA provides members continuing education for license renewal: FREE online CE, 12 Live CE Sessions and NEW Business Courses at the Annual Conference each year.
- TAA provides state legislative and lobbying on behalf of the industry.
- TAA provides mentoring and networking & scholarships. Contact us to hold “meet ups” in your area!
- TAA provides FREE referrals to the public.
- TAA provides FREE auction online listings option nationally through Auction Look which reaches over 10,000!
- TAA provides FREE quarterly newsletter & monthly eNews “BlockTalk” with industry information, tips & FREE classified ads.
- TAA hosts one of the largest auctioneer conventions in the nation.
- TAA provides relationships with partners that provide discounts on business services (see below).
2023 MEMBERSHIP FEES:
- Full Auctioneer (Texas resident & Texas licensed with Texas home state as primary address. *voting member) – $175
- Affiliate Auctioneer (Non-Texas resident auctioneer, licensed associate auctioneer, ringman, vendor or auction supporter) – $175
- Hall of Fame (Dues waived. Please submit annual form. *voting member) – $0
- 1st Time, New Membership (Full Auctioneer *voting member) – $150
- 1st Time, New Membership (Affiliate Auctioneer) – $150
If you have any additional questions about membership, please contact TAA headquarters.
Download the TAA Membership Form.
Renew/join online HERE.
Continuing Education
Instructions for accessing the online course:
- Follow this link http://texasauctioneersce.org
- Create an account by following the login link in the top right-hand corner.
- Once you have completed creating your account click on the course link – Continuing Education for 2023-2024.
- Read and follow the instructions very carefully. Each page in the course is timed so you will not be able to advance to the next pages until you have stayed on the current page for the required amount of time. **Change browsers or check your internet speed if you are having any issues viewing**
- Complete the course.
- Complete the survey and print our your certificate of completion. You have to complete this part of the course before we can post your CE hours.
- Your course completion will be emailed to TAA and then we will transmit your course completion CE hours to TDLR. Please allow 4 business days to finalize to TDLR after taking the course. You can verify your hours submitted by visiting: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/ and entering your license number.
- For questions, email Thomas Gallaway at or email .
If you have questions regarding your license, please contact TDLR directly at www.license.state.tx.us/auc/aucce.htm
Live Continuing Education is offered each year at the TAA Annual Convention & Championship.
Details can be found on our events page as they become available.
This new certification pathway is designed to help bridge the gap between auction school and get up and running as an auctioneer professional in Texas. Completion of each course will provide acknowledgement & certificate for each course: TCAP BUSINESS, TCAP MARKETING, TCAP OPERATIONS.
Upon completion of all 3 courses, graduates will be awarded “TCAP Certified” distinction which will include: adding to your credentials, lapel pin, use of logo, mentoring, free ad in TAA news, custom press release for local marketing and status. Attendees can take 1, 2, or all 3 courses. To become TCAP Certified and use the credential, graduates will need to complete all 3 courses, be a TAA member and a Texas Licensed Auctioneer in good standing.
TAA Member Benefit Partners
Office Depot
Store Purchasing Discount Card #8012933 8523 - Texas Auctioneers Association.
Provide the account number at a store or online for custom discounts. *Contact TAA with questions or to request physical card.
UPS
UPS – TAA members receive a discount on shipping. Go to www.savewithups.com/taa/
Up to 32% on UPS Next Day Air®; Up to 14% on UPS Ground Commercial services; Up to 9% on UPS Ground Residential services.
Constant Contact
Members may receive prepaid discounts of 20% for 6 mos & 25% for 12 mos. Go to constantcontact.com/signup.jsp?pn+taa. If you already have a CC account, email: and provide current user name, and ask to move under ” TAA partnership” for discount rate.
LaQuinta
TAA members receive a 12% discount off of the room rate at check-in for any TAA member. For reservations go to www.LQ.com and use code TXAUCA11 or call 800-753-3757. Ask for the TAA discount.
Avis
Reservations may also be made by contacting your Travel Management Company and providing the appropriate code and any coupon number when booking. Already have a Preferred account? Make sure you always get low corporate rates, by inserting your discount codes into your Preferred account. Just log in and enter your number in the Travel Preferences section.
Discount Code: AWD # B025300.
Budget
Reservations may also be made by contacting your Travel Management Company and providing the appropriate code and any coupon number when booking. Already have a Preferred account? Make sure you always get low corporate rates, by inserting your discount codes into your Preferred account. Just log in and enter your number in the Travel Preferences section.
Discount Code: BCD # A039500.
Texas Community Newspaper Association
TCNA’s network, exCAP ads price is $200 per ad - a 20% discount over normal prices. Additional words are discounted to $8 each. TexCap currently has almost 100 newspapers and approximately 3 million circulations. Contact TCNA @ Douglas Fry, 104 Westland Drive, Columbia, TN 38401. P: 931-698-4096, F: 888-450-8329, E: .
McGregor Leathers
10% MEMBER DISCOUNTS for custom orders, including TAA logo leather products. Veteran owned. Specialized in heirloom quality leather products.
www.mcgregorleathers.com. Contact Robert at for quotes and order information.
Republic Print & Mail
15% TAA Member Discount. Offers full print, copy, bindery, mailing services and signage (standard banners, pop-up banners, yard signs and posters). Texas Owned. Contact Mack: or 512-459-4139.Cavender's
10 % off Regular Merchandise. TAA Commercial Account #90002407.TAA members may be asked to show TAA member card.
Woligo
Health & Personal Insurance:
Woligo is an insurance provider that connects self-employed professionals and small business owners to the coverage needed to support their lifestyle — and TAA has partnered with Woligo to extend this opportunity to you. TAA contact for Woligo: Rich Datz, , 609-937-8398 (direct cell).
We are working on more partnerships that will benefit the professional Auctioneers of Texas. Please consider utilizing your TAA discounts and supporting these partnerships for our future growth and discount negotiations. The more we utilize these companies the more important it is to them to keep TAA as a strategic partner in the future.