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Commissioner adopts
2004
Rule Order
Texas Department of Insurance
Commissioner Mike Geeslin has by order officially adopted amendments
that were considered during the rulemaking phase of the 2004 Texas
Title Insurance Biennial Hearing. These changes are effective November
1, 2005 unless otherwise noted. More story
Click here to view the Commissioner’s order.
Order Basic Manual updates NOW
Place your order now for the most recent update to the
Basic Manual. This update pertains to the rules that have been
recently promulgated by the Texas Department of Insurance as a result
of the 2004 Rule Hearing. More story
Teleconference held on Regulatory and Legislative changes
TLTA held a teleconference on October 11 to discuss the recent rule
changes adopted by the Department of Insurance and legislation passed
by the 79th Legislature.
More story
TLTAPAC NEWS . . .
Trick or Treat?
tlta-bay online
auction begins soon!
To
give more members the opportunity to participate in PAC fundraising
events, we will be kicking-off the 2005 TLTAPAC Online Auction
beginning October 31. More story
TLTA member appointed by Attorney General
TLTA member Jay
Sibley
was recently appointed by Attorney General Greg Abbott to serve
on the Open Records Steering Committee.
More story
TLTA to work with open records organization
Leslie Midgley
and Mindy Carr
recently spoke at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
(FOIFT) board meeting in Austin. More story
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Don’t forget to vote November 8!
There will not
be any “big” names on the November 8 ballot but there will be nine
propositions amending the Texas Constitution and several of them
could affect the real estate industry.
More story
Special election set for Nov 8th
The Governor has called a special election for House District 143.
Rep. Joe Moreno
(D-Houston) died in a tragic automobile accident during the regular
legislative session. More
story
Speaker appoints interim committee members
Speaker Tom Craddick
(R-Midland) released the names of appointees to the Interim
Committee to Study the Use of the Power of Eminent Domain.
Rep. Beverly Woolley (R-Houston) will serve as co-chair of the
Committee. More story
On The Campaign Trail
More
legislators to retire . . .
After 30 years in office, Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos (D-Austin)
will retire. So far the only candidate to announce is former Austin
mayor, Kirk Watson. More story
Legislators raise funds for re-election
It’s that time of the year! State legislators are hosting
fundraisers in Austin and in their hometowns to raise money for the
upcoming elections. More story
National News
Financial Data Protection Act of 2005 introduced
H.R. 3997 was recently introduced by several members of the House
Financial Services Committee is intended to help safeguard sensitive
consumer information, fight identity theft and create a uniform
standard for notifying consumer of data breaches.
More story
RESPA Reform update
As we reported to
you in the September issue of Dateline Austin, HUD had
wrapped up its series of roundtable meetings on RESPA reform.
More
story
Senate
confirms HUD assistant secretary
The Senate has confirmed
Kim Kendrick
to be Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing at the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. More story
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