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Mindy Carr
Director of Government Affairs |
What’s happening on
school finance?
The legislature has been waiting all summer for the courts to decide
on whether or not the Texas school funding system is constitutional.
Travis County Judge John Dietz ruled in September that the
state's school finance system fails to provide an adequate, suitable
education as required by the Texas Constitution.
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TLTA’s 2005
Legislative Agenda
Legislative Committee Chair Bruce Boyer proposed recommendations to
the TLTA Board of Directors on possible legislation to be sponsored by TLTA. The
Board
approved several items to be considered by the legislature when they
convene in January.
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Order your Basic Manual Update
effective Nov. 1, 2004 now!
The Texas
Department of Insurance recently approved updates to the Texas Title
Insurance Basic Manual effective Nov. 1, 2004. These changes
include updates to P-27 and T-37A. Many of you have already ordered
your update, but if you have not send in your order, please do so as
soon as possible!
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Political Kudos
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Austin Dishman, Golden Triangle Title Services, Inc. attended
Rep. Allan Ritter’s (D-Beaumont) fundraiser. Bruce Boyer,
Ameripoint Title in New Braunfels, played in Rep. Edmund Kuempel’s (R-Seguin)
annual golf fundraiser. Denise McCue, Crossroads Abstract &
Title, attended a fundraiser for Sen. Ken Armbrister (D-Victoria).
ON THE FRONTLINE
Mindy Carr attended the House Ways and Means Committee meeting to hear
presentations on sales tax and other tax related issues. TLTA Counsel Robert Sneed
and Mindy Carr met with Rep. Jim McReynolds (D-Lufkin) in Austin to
discuss some of the issues affecting the real estate industry. He
currently serves on the House Local Government Ways and Means
Committee.
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Don’t Forget to VOTE
on November 2
This is a very important election year and I encourage you to review
the list of legislators that the
TLTAPAC
has made contributions to for both the primary and general election.
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TLTA Board
approves positions on 2004 Agenda Items
The TLTA Board of Directors recently adopted recommendations from the
Rates, Rules and Forms Committee for the 2004 Texas Title Insurance
Biennial Hearing. Chair Sheri Asbell presented the committee’s
recommendations to the Board at their October meeting.
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RESPA: Update
Small Business Committee Chair, Donald Manzullo (R-IL) recently sent a
strong message to HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. The letter warned
Jackson that a repeat of last year’s release of a proposed RESPA rule
while Congress was not in session would not be tolerated.
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