August 12, 2004


Dear TLTA Member,

I can’t believe it’s time for school to start again. Didn’t the school year just end?  If there’s one saying I truly believe more and more as I grow older it is “time stops for no one.”  What’s true for students is just as true for TLTA as our Board, committees and staff busily prepare for the 2004-2005 program year.

The education schedule planned for 2004-2005 is an excellent example of the quality programming TLTA offers. Please join us as we kick off a new seminar season with the West Texas Regional Seminar to be held in Midland on September 22 at the Midland Hilton and Towers. On October 19 & 20 the Central Texas Regional Seminar will be held in San Antonio. This seminar is usually held in Austin so please make note of the new location. A new seminar entitled Right Rules, Correct Calculations Workshop plus Understanding Endorsements will be introduced in San Antonio On October 21, and is also on the calendar in various locations throughout the state. (Click here for additional dates and locations.) To register for these seminars and bookmark our Web site for the full 2004-2005 Education Schedule, click here.

We have already started planning the 2005 Annual Conference to be held at the spectacular Gaylord Texan on Lake Grapevine. Our conference committee met in July to start working on this year’s program. Loren Montgomery, Conference Committee Chair, is working to secure sponsorships and exhibitors from Grapevine area businesses, and is anxious to get everyone involved in making this the best conference yet. Save the date June 9-11, 2005 and Pick Lake Grapevine for Focus, Friendship and Fun!

I would also like to invite you to attend one of TLTA’s 2004-2005 Board meetings. I really think you have to sit in on one of these gatherings to have a true picture of all the projects and issues we’re working on at one time. Click here for a complete schedule of this year’s board meetings.

On the regulatory front, TDI posted the call for Agenda Items for the 2004 Texas Title Insurance Biennial Hearing on their Web site on July 27. Click here to view the Notice of Call for Issues. The Rates, Rules and Forms Committee met on August 5 to begin the process of developing agenda items for consideration during the hearings and will present their recommendations to the TLTA Board later this month.

As you can tell, this fall is shaping up to be a challenging one for TLTA. I appreciate your support and involvement as we work to represent you and your business interests. If you have comments or suggestions don't hesitate to contact me or a TLTA staff member.


Best regards,

Terry Grantham
TLTA President