Insurance Code § 223.004

Sec. 223.004. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TAXES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code or the Labor Code, a title insurance company or title insurance agent subject to the tax imposed by this chapter may not be required to pay any additional tax imposed by this state or a county or municipality in proportion to the company's or agent's gross premium receipts. (b) This section does not: (1) limit the applicability of other taxes, fees, and assessments imposed by this code; or (2) prohibit the imposition and collection of state, county, and municipal taxes on the property of title insurance companies or title insurance agents or state, county, and municipal taxes imposed by other laws of this state, unless a specific exemption for title insurance companies or title insurance agents is provided in those laws. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.