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.