Tex. Finance Code § 37.005
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 37.005, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 37.005. LIMITATIONS ON WITHDRAWALS FROM STATE BANK.
Official statutory text
(a) At the request of a state bank that is experiencing or threatened with unusual and excessive withdrawals because of financial conditions, panic, or crisis, the banking commissioner, to prevent unnecessary loss to or preference among the depositors and creditors of the bank and to preserve the financial structure of the bank and its usefulness to the community, may issue an order limiting the right of withdrawal by or payment to depositors, creditors, and other persons to whom the bank is liable.
(b) The order:
(1) must expire not later than the 10th day after the date it is issued;
(2) must be uniform in application to each class of liability; and
(3) is not subject to judicial review.
(b) The order:
(1) must expire not later than the 10th day after the date it is issued;
(2) must be uniform in application to each class of liability; and
(3) is not subject to judicial review.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.