Sec. 2651.052.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (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.
(b)  The application must be:
(1)  accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee;  and
(2)  signed and sworn to by the title insurance company.
(c)  The completed application must state that:
(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
(2)  the abstract plant to be licensed:
(A)  complies with department requirements relating to abstract plants;  and
(B)  has been approved by the department.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.