{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 544.253","heading":"PROHIBITION.","body":"An insurer writing insurance for a church may not cancel or decline to renew an insurance policy solely because of:\n(1) an occurrence of arson against the church, if the religious organization that owns the church cooperated with police, fire, and other authorities in the investigation of the arson and in the prosecution of those responsible for the arson; or\n(2) a verbal or written threat of arson against the church that was directed to the religious organization or an official of the religious organization and that the organization or official reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency within a reasonable amount of time.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 544. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER F. CHURCH PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.544.htm#544.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8567d78815ad6a7d281cdb38ba12c59c6adc747965996248ffecf5ee8fa2d3c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}