About the Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, and Cooke Counties

The Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties, originally called Sherman Home Builders Association, which was chartered in 1965 to represent the building industry in our area and is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) & the Texas Association of Builders (TAB).

The backing came from the local banks, and the first meeting was held at R.W. Klas' farm and it was a barbecue cookout. The meetings were moved to the Grayson Bank up in the Oaks Room. Mr. Roy Dutton was the First President, and he went to Washington D.C. on his own money to help get the Association going.  Later the association changed its name to the Grayson County Builders Association with a member roster of builder members and associate members.

Today, the Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties is an organization representing all segments of the residential building industry in the Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties. Its mission is to enhance its members’ ability to provide safe, affordable, quality housing to the citizens of the local communities.

The Association does this by:

• Promoting positive public policy through active participation in the legislative and regulatory processes.
• Providing industry information and education to the members and the public.
• Enhancing the positive image of the industry and the members through training and encouraging ethical behavior and professional standards.
• Making membership in the Association an essential element of a successful residential building industry company.

The Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties Builder Members are engaged in single and multifamily building, land development, remodeling and rehab and general light construction. Its Associate members are companies and individuals who provide materials, products, financing and many other services, including subcontracting, to builders and developers.

The Association is governed by an elected Board of Directors which directs policies and operations of the Association according to its Bylaws. An Executive Committee is the policy, finance and steering committee of the HBA, and oversees affairs of the Association between meetings of the Directors, subject to actions of the Board. The Officers are charged by the Bylaws with specific duties.  The Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties has a three county jurisdiction: Grayson, Fannin and Cooke County. This means that members of the Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties, are also automatically members of NAHB and TAB.  Together, the three Associations (local, state and national) form one of the nation’s largest and strongest trade organizations, as befits an industry of such fundamental importance.

The Mission Statement of The Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties is:

• To associate the builders within its jurisdiction for the purpose of mutual advantage and cooperation.
• To collaborate with all fields related to the residential building industry within the Association's jurisdiction for the benefit of the industry as a whole.
• To comply with all laws, federal, state and local.
• To Assist in the accomplishment of the mutual objectives of the National Association of Home Builders of the United States and Texas Association of Builders.
• To operate without profit and no part of the income of the Association shall inure to the benefit of any individual member.

The Home Builders Association of Grayson, Fannin, Cooke Counties is a non-profit trade organization chartered by the State of Texas, and which has been granted tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(6) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.