{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2651.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.052","heading":"LICENSE APPLICATION.","body":"(a) Before a direct operation license is issued to a title insurance company, the company must file an application for a direct operation license on forms provided by the department.\n(b) The application must be:\n(1) accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee; and\n(2) signed and sworn to by the title insurance company.\n(c) The completed application must state that:\n(1) the title insurance company is a Texas corporation or a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to insure titles to real property in this state and meets the requirements of this title; and\n(2) the abstract plant to be licensed:\n(A) complies with department requirements relating to abstract plants; and\n(B) has been approved by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 11. TITLE INSURANCE","SUBTITLE D. TITLE INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS","CHAPTER 2651. TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS AND DIRECT OPERATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. DIRECT OPERATION LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2651.htm#2651.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"125bb18a062164dd06513e375ae16366563430648546bbf0cb815345fb41920e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2651.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2651.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}