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Tex. Ins. Code § 2501.002 (2026)

Purpose; Legislative Intent

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Sec. 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 personal property, including the direct issuance of policies and the reinsurance of any assumed risks, to:

(1) protect consumers and purchasers of title insurance policies; and

(2) provide adequate and reasonable rates of return for title insurance companies and title insurance agents.

(b) It is the express legislative intent that this title accomplish the purpose described by Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc., 240 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App. 2007).
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Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc., 240 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “" Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 2501.002 (West 2006).”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc., 306 S.W.3d 256 (Tex. 2010). “Tex. Ins. Code § 2501.002. By law, the Texas Commissioner of Insurance caps the premiums charged by title agents for three categories of services: title insurance, title examinations, and “closing the transaction.”
Texas Dep't of Ins. & Cassie Brown, in Her Capacity as Comm'r of the Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Texas Land Title Ass'n (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “17 Tex. Ins. Code § 2501.002................”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc. (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 2501.002 (West 2006).”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc. (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 2501.002 (West 2006).”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. Reconveyance Servs., Inc. (Tex. App. 2007). “" Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 2501.002 (emphasis added).”
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