Procedural Rules
Table of Contents
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- a. Land
- b. Company
- c. Board
- d. Policy
- e. Title Examination
- f. Closing the Transaction
- g. Insuring Around
- h. Title Insurance Agent
- i. Abstract Plant
- j. Endorsement
- k. Person
- l. Title Insurance Company
- m. Date of the Original Indebtedness
- n. Fiscal Year
- o. Verifying The Services Rendered
- p. Title Insurance
- q. The business of title insurance
- r. Commissioner
- s. Escrow Officer
- t. Foreign Title Insurance Company
- u. Residential real property Effective 11/1/2024
- v. Thing of value
- w. Premium
- x. Attorney
- y. Direct Operation
- z. Furnishing title evidence
- aa. Directly Issued Policy
- bb. Owner's Policy
- cc. Commitment for Title Insurance
- dd. Department
- ee. Loan Policy
- P-2. Amendment of Exception to Area and Boundaries Effective 11/1/2024
- P-3. Exception to "Rights of Parties in Possession"
- P-4. Restrictive Covenants Exception
- P-5. Special Exceptions
- P-5.1 Exception or Exclusion Regarding Minerals
- P-6. Co-Insurance
- P-7. Name of Insured on Loan Policy of Title Insurance or Proposed Insured on Commitment for Loan Policy of Title Insurance
- P-8. Issuance of Policies Prior to Completion of Improvements
- P-9. Endorsement of Owner's or Loan Policies Effective 11/1/2024
- P-10. Facultative Reinsurance
- P-11. Insuring Around
- P-12. Abstract Plants
- P-13. Truth-In-Lending
- P-14. Owner Title Policy Commitment to Texas Department of Transportation
- P-15. Commitment for Title Insurance to or for the Benefit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision or Resolution Trust Corporation
- P-16. Loan Title Policy Binder on Interim Construction Loan (Interim Binder)
- P-17. Electronically Produced Forms
- P-18. Commitment for Title Insurance
- P-19. Pending Disbursements
- P-20. Standard Exception Relating to Taxes Effective 11/1/2024
- P-21. Contents of Schedule D to Commitment for Title Insurance
- P-22. Payment of a Fee for Examination and/or Closing
- P-23. Division of Premiums between Title Insurance Agents and Title Insurance Companies
- P-24. Payment for Services Rendered by a Title Insurance Company, Title Insurance Agent, or Direct Operation to Another Title Insurance Company, Title Insurance Agent or Direct Operation
- P-25. Reasonable Time for Furnishing Title Evidence
- P-26. Copies of Policies Provided to Agents
- P-27. Disbursement From Escrow or Trust Fund Accounts
- P-28. Requirements for Continuing Education for Title Agents and Escrow Officers and Professional Training Program for Title Agent Management Personnel
- P-29. (REPEALED 02/01/2010) Relating to Taxes Not Yet Due and Payable - See P-20.C.1
- P-30. Guaranty Assessment Recoupment Charge
- P-31. Authorized Execution of Directly Issued Policy
- P-32. Document Retention
- P-33. Repealed
- P-34. Repealed
- P-35. Prohibition Against Guaranties, Affirmations, Indemnifications, and Certifications
- P-36. Arbitration Provisions
- P-37. Lack of a Right of Access
- P-38. Residential Owner Policy of Title Insurance-One to-Four Family Residences
- P-39. Express Insurance
- P-40. Standards for Reserve Setting and Reviewing
- P-43. Limited Pre-Foreclosure Policy (T-98) and Limited Pre-Foreclosure Policy Downdate Endorsement (T-99)
- P-44. Equity Loan Mortgage Endorsement (T-42)
- P-45. Texas Reverse Mortgage Endorsement (T-43)
- P-46. Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Mortgagee Policy (T-44) and Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Mortgagee Policy Down Date Endorsement (T-45) and Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Mortgagee Policy Home Equity Line of Credit/Variable Rate Endorsement (T-46) and Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Mortgagee Policy Additional Coverage Endorsement
- P-47. Supplemental Coverage Equity Loan Mortgage Endorsement (T-42.1)
- P-48. Dates On and After January 1, 2000
- P-49. Annual Audit
- P-50. Restrictions, Encroachments, Minerals Endorsement (T-19) and Restrictions, Encroachments, Minerals Endorsement - Owner Policy (T-19.1)
- P-50.1. Minerals and Surface Damage Endorsement (Form T-19.2), and Minerals and Surface Damage Endorsement (Form T-19.3)
- P-50.2. Minerals and Surface Damage Endorsement (Form T-19.4) Effective 11/1/2024
- P-51. Texas Short Form Residential Mortgagee Policy of Title Insurance (T-2R)
- P-52. Delivery of Pro Forma Policies and Promulgated Forms
- P-53. Rebates and Discounts Prohibited
- P-54. Access Endorsement (T-23)
- P-55. Non-Imputation Endorsement (T-24, T-24.1)
- P-56. Contiguity Endorsement (T-25, T-25.1)
- P-57. Additional Insured Endorsement (Form T-26) Effective 11/1/2024
- P-58. Report on Directly Issued Policy
- P-59. Reconciliation of References to Provisions of the Insurance Code of 1951 to Provisions of the Texas Insurance Code as Recodified
- P-60. Assignment of Rents/Leases Endorsement (T-27)
- P-61. Timely Provision of Title Policies
- P-62. Licensing and Location of Title Agents and Direct Operations
- P-63. Policy Issued to Qualified Intermediary under IRS Code 1031
- P-64. Subordinate Liens and Leases - Pursuant to Procedural Rule P-11.b.(8)
- P-65. Issuance of Owner Policy Required in Connection with Issuance of Mortgagee Policy
- P-66. Determination of Amount of Insurance (Policy Amount)
- P-67. Insured Closing and Settlement Letters (T-50)
- P-68. Consumer Notice
- P-69. Issuance of Insured Closing Letters (T-50 or T-51)
- P-70. Cancellation Fees; Fees for Services Rendered
- P-71. Texas Limited Coverage Residential Chain of Title Policy
- P-72. Severable Improvements Endorsement (Form T-54) Effective 11/1/2024
- P-73. Closing Disclosure and Texas Disclosure (Form T-64)