SHERMAN, Tex. -- Building inspections are nothing new to builders, but there are new laws regarding those inspections for the entire state of Texas. Rashi Vats explains how those new regulations could affect us in Texoma.

If your home is being built after September 1, it will have to be inspected three times over the course of construction, and after that construction is completed. That's according to new statewide regulations now in effect.

Builders say the goal of those new regulations is to keep homes in Texas consistent and safe.

"They made it to where the builders are required to get a licensed inspector once you start," Scott Bates, vice president of the Ceci Bates Group, says.

Now all of the supplies and construction methods must follow stricter guidelines and be looked over by licensed inspectors more thoroughly.

"We'll have a third party inspector and come out and as we are ready to pour out the foundation then he'll come out and inspect the plumbing.”

"The city of Sherman is one of the toughest in the area in inspection but we try to do all our stuff to code no matter where we operate," subcontractor John Walters says.

Officials say the consistency will lead to a better quality of life in the Lone Star State.

"Better quality living in homes. Get a more consistent product"

"It's about safety. They're going to have a better, safer home when it's complete."