Tex. Property Code § 113.052
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 113.052, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 113.052. LOAN OF TRUST FUNDS TO TRUSTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a trustee may not lend trust funds to:
(1) the trustee or an affiliate;
(2) a director, officer, or employee of the trustee or an affiliate;
(3) a relative of the trustee; or
(4) the trustee's employer, employee, partner, or other business associate.
(b) This section does not prohibit:
(1) a loan by a trustee to a beneficiary of the trust if the loan is expressly authorized or directed by the instrument or transaction establishing the trust; or
(2) a deposit by a corporate trustee with itself under Section 113.057 of this Act.
(1) the trustee or an affiliate;
(2) a director, officer, or employee of the trustee or an affiliate;
(3) a relative of the trustee; or
(4) the trustee's employer, employee, partner, or other business associate.
(b) This section does not prohibit:
(1) a loan by a trustee to a beneficiary of the trust if the loan is expressly authorized or directed by the instrument or transaction establishing the trust; or
(2) a deposit by a corporate trustee with itself under Section 113.057 of this Act.
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