Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. Ademaj

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined.

This case concerns the convergence of three provisions enacted by the Texas Legislature during the 1991 legislative session: (1) article 4413(37), section 2 of the Revised Civil Statutes, creating the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (the Authority) as a division of the Texas Department of Transportation; (2) article 21.35B(a) of the Insurance Code, detailing the types of payments insurers generally may solicit or collect;1 and (3) article 5.101 of the Insurance Code,…