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Mindy Carr
Director of Government Affairs |
Update on Tax Reform Bill
With only 4 weeks
left in the79th Legislative Session there is still much to be done. As
we reported to you last month, the House passed its version of the Tax
Reform/Property Tax reduction bill. The Senate will soon begin holding
hearings on its version of the bill.
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TLTA’s Legislative Agenda
We
continue to push TLTA’s legislative agenda and hope to pass several of
our proposed bills. A few of the bills were met with strong opposition
but we continue to work on changes that both parties can agree to.
Go to page 2 for a synopsis of these bills.
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Kudos go to . . .
Roland Love,
Winstead Sechrest & Minick,
Tommy Bastian,
Barrett Burke, John
Updegraff, Jr., LANDAM,
John DeLoach,
Sierra Title, Jim Gosdin,
Stewart Title, Jay Sibley,
Title Data, Greg Smith,
National TaxNet, Craig Zinda and Tim Perser, First
American. These TLTA members have taken time out of their very busy
schedules to help draft legislation, testify on bills, participate in
work sessions, and answer questions to support our legislative
efforts!
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President Bush
signs bankruptcy bill
President Bush
has signed the Bankruptcy bill into law restoring integrity to the
bankruptcy process making the system fairer for creditors and debtors
and helping to ensure that more Americans can get access to affordable
credit.
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Brian Montgomery to replace Weicher at HUD
Brian D. Montgomery,
of Texas, has been nominated by the President to replace
John Weicher
as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Mr. Montgomery recently served as Deputy Assistant to
the President and Cabinet Secretary.
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2005 Texas Title
Insurance Agent Statistical Call for Information
It's that time of year again.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a bulletin
requesting information for the year ending on December 31, 2004.
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TDI Revision of Escrow
Officer License Application
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has revised the Texas Escrow
Officer License Application. After May 1, 2005 TDI will only accept
the revised form.
Click here for the new application.
TLTAPAC
Golf Tournament will be held June 9 in Grapevine!
The 2005 TLTAPAC
golf tournament will be held at the
world’s first NFL-themed golf course, the Cowboys Golf Club,
in Grapevine.
The tournament
will be played on Thursday, June
9, 2005. We are on par to sell-out this
year so if you haven’t already registered to play do so today!
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TLTA Silent
Auction rescheduled Coming this fall!
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We are pleased to
announce that the annual TLTA PAC Silent Auction will be held
online this fall. This online event will give all TLTA members a
chance to bid on the incredible array of items available.
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Win a Royal
Caribbean cruise
This is your chance
to win a Royal Caribbean Cruise and support the TLTA PAC. The
winning name will be drawn during the Presidents Dinner at the 2005
Annual Conference.
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Chapter 9 Basic Manual Update (Now
Title XI): ORDER NOW!
Chapter 9 of the Insurance Code regarding Title Insurance was
rewritten by the Texas Legislature and adopted effective April 1,
2005. More story
TLTA’s
D. C. Lobbyist changes firms
TLTA’s D.C. lobbyist Jim
Hyland, formerly with DLA Piper Rudnick, has moved to Greenberg
Traurig. Greenberg Traurig, ranked fourth in number of U.S - based
attorneys among firms in the National Law
Journal’s NLJ250.
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