Judiciary & Legal Matters
TLTA represents the Texas title industry in judiciary matters and monitors relevant court cases and attorney general requests.
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Court cases are reviewed annually at the Robert C. Sneed Texas Land Title Institute.
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Attorney General Opinions
Pending Requests
None at this time.
Opinions Relative to the Industry
RQ-0916-GA |
TLTA Letter
Whether a county clerk is required to permit a member of the public to copy records with a sheet feed scanner
GA-0881
Proper method of calculating interest and penalties on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person whose property taxes have been deferred
RQ-0960-GA
Calculation of interest and penalties
GA-0787
Whether a property tax lien lender may exercise a right of forced sale after a property owner who has filed a deferment of taxes attains the age of 65.
RQ-0857-GA
Whether a property tax loan issued to an individual prior to age 65 prohibits the collection of debt after the property owner turns age 65.
GA-0780
Application of constitutionality of Section 5.017(b) of the Texas Property Code with respect to restrictive covenants that were in existence and recorded in a county’s public records prior to the statute’s effective date.
RQ-0843-GA
Restrictive covenants that prohibits a fee in connection with the future transfer of the property.
Pending Requests of Interest
RQ-1051GA
Regarding the authority of a tax assessor-collector to transfer a taxing unit's tax liens and the scope of the transferred lien under the Texas Tax Code.
GA-0886
Whether chapter 603, Texas Government Code, is applicable to notaries public.
RQ-0970-GA
Whether a local board of realtors is a “nonprofit community business organization” for purposes of Section 11.231 of the Tax Code.
RQ-0985-GA
Whether two bills that amend Section 36.121 of the Water Code, which relates to the rulemaking power of groundwater conservation districts, are in irreconcilable conflict.
RQ-0988-GA
Whether Section 74.501 of the Property Code prohibits the Comptroller from making direct payments of unclaimed property proceeds to certain persons.
RQ-0992-GA
Jurisdiction of the Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board over a property tax appraiser’s “uniform and equal” analysis.
News
Attorney General Issues Opinion on Homestead Exemptions
May 9, 2012 | TLTA Dateline Austin
Attorney General Issues "Feed Scanners" Opinion
March 28, 2012 | TLTA Dateline Austin