Texas Department of Insurance v. Reconveyance Services, Inc.

Reconveyance Services, Inc., sued the Texas Department of Insurance for a declaration that charging additional fees for the services Reconveyance wished to provide in Texas is not prohibited by the Texas Insurance Code. Because we conclude that Reconveyance has pleaded an ultra vires action, in light of our decision in City of El Paso v. Heinrich, 284 S.W.3d 366 (Tex.2009), we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment dismissing Reconveyance’s suit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

According to its pleadings before the courts below, 1 Reconveyance is a Washington state…