Texas Legislature

TLTA staff and our lobby team work under the direction of TLTA's Board of Directors and Legislative Committee to pursue the fulfilment of our legislative priorities, work with industry allies on broader legislative issues that could impact the real estate marketplace, and monitor all legislation filed during the legislative session. Working alongside the TLTA members who make up our corps of Local Legislative Liaisons, we maintain open lines of communication with legislators and legislative leadership, make ourselves available to answer questions, and actively work the legislative process to protect and strengthen our industry.

Special Session Bills of Interest   Bills of Interest   Bills Engaged   89th Session Legislative Report 

TLTA Affirmative Agenda - 89th Legislative Session

These affirmative legislative agenda items were approved by TLTA's Board of Directors as recommended by our Legislative Committee, which is chaired by Steve Streiff. These statutory changes would improve real estate transactions statewide:

TLTA Legislative Priorities - 89th Legislative Session

These legislative priorities were approved by TLTA's Board of Directors as recommended by our Legislative Committee, which is chaired by Steve Streiff.

Bill Position Relating to
SB 17 (Sen. Kolkhorst) SUPPORT Relating to the purchase or acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
HB 1585 (Rep. Bell) SUPPORT Relating to housing finance corporations and to the location of residential developments owned by those corporations.
HB 4204 (Rep. Harless) SUPPORT Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements.
HB 2468 (Rep. Harris) SUPPORT Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district. (Companion to SB 1107)
SB 1107 (Rep. Parker) SUPPORT Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district. (Companion to HB 2468)
 SB 2173 (Rep. Parker)  SUPPORT  Relating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property.
HB 3412 (Sen. Gamez) OPPOSE Relating to notice of and assistance in filing an application for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation provided to a home buyer by a title insurance company or title insurance agent in connection with the closing and settlement of certain transactions pertaining to residential real property; authorizing a fee; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.
HB 5198 (Rep. Dean) OPPOSE Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states. (Companion to SB 2700)
SB 2700 (Sen. Hall) OPPOSE Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states. (Companion to HB 5198)

Follow Legislation

TLTA closely tracks several hundred bills over the course of the legislative session. The TLTA Legislative Committee reviews all tracked bills and provides feedback on how these bills could potentially affect the title insurance industry. See TLTA's 2025 Bills of Interest. 

You too can follow legislation which you are particularly concerned about. The Texas Legislature Online contains the full searchable text of Texas laws, bills and Constitution. It also includes a schedule of events at the Capitol building, links to the House and Senate calendars and other news and information about the Texas Legislature. If you feel a bill is of particular importance and want to make sure TLTA is on top of it please email Aaron Day at [email protected].

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Get Involved

Educate your local policymakers about the title insurance industry using TLTA’s Title Insurance One-Pagers.

Become a Local Legislative Liaison. If you have a personal connection to a legislator and are interested in connecting with your local legislator as part of our Local Legislative Liaison network, please let us know by contacting Brandon Custer at 512.472.6593. We may call on you to help us advocate for key legislation that affects the title insurance industry.

Invest in your profession. The Texas Land Title Association’s political action committee, TLTAPAC,  is an essential part of the advocacy program at TLTA. The voluntary, non-partisan organization is exclusively dedicated to promoting the Texas land title insurance industry to members of the Texas Legislature and other elected officials.

Let us know if you hear about issues that could impact our industry. If you hear anything about legislation or legislative activity that causes you concern, would you alert us, please? Our legislative footing is most stable when we identify and address problems early in the process.

Key Committees

Texas House of Representatives
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