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Mindy Carr
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A Slow-moving
Legislative Session
For those
of you who are familiar with the phrase, "It's
a lot harder to pass a bill than to kill a bill", it definitely holds true for the 78th Legislative Session. The
House of Representatives has already spent hundreds of hours debating
bills relating to controversial subjects such as tort reform, school
finance, public vouchers, abortion, ethics reform and more. With only 17 days left in the session,
TLTA
's Legislative agenda looks good. Here is an update on some of the key
bills we are tracking: More story
Special
elections making news
Lubbock
real estate developer Randy Neugebauer
will square off against fellow Republican Mike Conaway, a certified public
accountant from Midland, in a runoff to answer the final question
of who will represent the residents of
Lubbock, Midland/Odessa and other surrounding
areas.
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What Really Happened During the Legislative Session?
Be the first to hear
the inside scoop about what really happened during the legislative session at
the Annual
TLTA
PAC Breakfast. Our guest speaker,
Harvey Kronberg, is one of the capitol's most astute
observers.
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Make
Your Donation to the Second Annual PAC Auction Now!
Last year's event was a huge success! We had a lot of
fun and raised a lot of money, so please don't let the PAC down by passing
up a great opportunity to contribute to a great cause. The auction will be
held in conjunction with the
TLTA
Annual Conference, June 6-8. Don't know what to
contribute? Call
Mindy
Carr
at 512.472.6593.
Click
here for Silent Auction Information and a Donation Form.
TDI Withdraws Rule
Regarding Rebating Practices
The Texas Department
of Insurance has withdrawn from consideration at this time rules
published in the February 21 Texas
Register. The rule proposed a
new §9.20 which concerns amendments to and adoption of procedural rules
in the Basic Manual of Rules, Rates and Forms for the Writing of Title
Insurance in the State of
Texas
(the Basic Manual).
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Revised
P-24 Rule Proposed to TDI by a Group of Industry Members
The April 29 President's Message focused on the concerns and objections
that have been expressed by a group of independent agents and a law firm
located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area regarding the TLTA Board approved
P-24 proposal. After meeting with the TLTA
leadership to voice their concerns, the group submitted to TDI a
proposed amendment to the TLTA proposal.
Click
here to view a copy of the P-24 alternate version.
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Motion Filed to Withdraw Agenda Items and Move Rate Hearing Back to TDI
Mr. Steve Hester, as counsel for and on behalf of his clients, Gary and
Cathy Lancaster, admitted parties to the hearing, has withdrawn the
following Rate hearing agenda items from consideration: 2002-49,
2002-50, 2002-52, 2002-53, 2002-54 and Rule hearing agenda items
2002-26, 2002-29, 2002-30 and 2002-31. More
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RESPA
Reform Getting Much Attention.
Where are we now on HUD's proposed rule
on RESPA?
Secretary Mel Martinez has
backed down on his timetable stating that HUD will not publish a rule
this spring but rather late summer or fall.
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TLTA Attends ALTA Federal
Conference in D. C.
TLTA
President Jack Rattikin, III and Director of Government Affairs
Mindy Carr
attended the 2003 ALTA Federal Conference in Washington D.C. held in
April.
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HUD Vows to Beef Up
Enforcement of RESPA
HUD officials are planning to beef up its enforcement measures once
the office has been fully staffed. They have hired three compliance
specialists in 2002 and recently hired ten new compliance officers from
the real estate, mortgage and enforcement sectors.
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TLTA Taking Advantage of Fundraising Opportunities
TLTA
members have been actively working their
U.S.
Senators and Congressmen by sending
letters and making phone calls urging them to take a hard look at HUD's
RESPA Reform proposal and how it would affect small business in Texas.
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