Tex. Finance Code § 31.101
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 31.101, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 31.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF BANKING COMMISSIONER.
Official statutory text
The banking commissioner shall:
(1) supervise and regulate, as provided by this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12, state banks, trust companies, and state-licensed foreign bank branches, agencies, and representative offices;
(2) administer and enforce this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 in person, through a deputy banking commissioner or another officer or employee of the department, or through a supervisor, conservator, or other agent; and
(3) administer and enforce laws other than this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 as directed by those other laws.
(1) supervise and regulate, as provided by this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12, state banks, trust companies, and state-licensed foreign bank branches, agencies, and representative offices;
(2) administer and enforce this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 in person, through a deputy banking commissioner or another officer or employee of the department, or through a supervisor, conservator, or other agent; and
(3) administer and enforce laws other than this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 as directed by those other laws.
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