Tex. Finance Code § 184.402: PLEDGE OF ASSETS.

(a) A state trust company may not pledge or create a lien on any of its assets except to secure:

(1) the repayment of money borrowed;

(2) trust deposits as specifically authorized or required by:

(A) Section 184.301;

(B) Title 9, Property Code; or

(C) rules adopted under this chapter; or

(3) deposits made by:

(A) the United States;

(B) a state, county, or municipality; or

(C) an agency of the United States or a state, county, or municipality.

(b) An act, deed, conveyance, pledge, or contract in violation of this section is void.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.