{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2501.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2501.004","heading":"ABSTRACT PLANT; JOINT ABSTRACT PLANT OPERATION.","body":"(a) For purposes of this title, the department shall define \"abstract plant\" and \"joint abstract plant operation.\"\n(b) To provide for the safety and protection of policyholders, the department shall require that an abstract plant:\n(1) be geographically arranged;\n(2) cover a period beginning not later than January 1, 1979, and be kept current; and\n(3) be adequate for use in insuring titles, as determined by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 4338), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 11. TITLE INSURANCE","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 2501. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2501.htm#2501.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"4d280e3f58bcf39c663c7bc310847ac38f6aaba9e35213aac8a51a2a0c8ce9a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2501.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2501.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}