Texas Insurance Code Title 11, Chapter 2501 - General Provisions

• Texas Section 2501.001 - Short Title
  This title may be cited as the Texas Title Insurance Act. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.
• Texas Section 2501.002 - Purpose; Legislative Intent
  (a) The purpose of this title is to completely regulate the business of title insurance on real property and, as described by Subtitle F, on...
• Texas Section 2501.003 - Definitions
  In this title: (1) "Abstract plant" means an abstract plant as defined by the department under Section 2501.004. (2) "Attorney" means: (A) a person who...
• Texas Section 2501.004 - Abstract Plant; Joint Abstract Plant Operation
  (a) For purposes of this title, the department shall define "abstract plant" and "joint abstract plant operation." (b) To provide for the safety and protection...
• Texas Section 2501.005 - Business Of Title Insurance
  (a) For purposes of this title, a person engages in the business of title insurance if the person: (1) as insurer, guarantor, or surety, makes...
• Texas Section 2501.006 - Closing The Transaction
  (a) For purposes of this title, "closing the transaction" describes the investigation that is made: (1) on behalf of a title insurance company, title insurance...
• Texas Section 2501.007 - References To Title
  In this title, a reference to this title includes a reference to: (1) Chapter 223; (2) Chapter 271; and (3) Subchapter U, Chapter 171, Tax...
• Texas Section 2501.008 - Third-party Charges
  A title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation may charge, separate from the title insurance premium, actual costs or a reasonable estimate of...
• Texas Section 2501.009 - Gifts, Grants, And Donations For Educational Purposes
  (a) The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations to enable employees of the department to participate in educational events, and for other educational purposes,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016