Tex. Finance Code § 276.001
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 276.001, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 276.001. ACCOUNTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
Official statutory text
(a) A financial institution may not open an account in the name of a candidate without obtaining that candidate's consent and signature. This subsection does not require that the candidate be a signatory to the account.
(b) In this section:
(1) "Candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
(2) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
(b) In this section:
(1) "Candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
(2) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
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