Tex. Finance Code § 62.454: EFFECT OF MERGER.

(a) A merger takes effect on the date the last required certificate of merger is issued.

(b) After the merger takes effect:

(1) a corporation that was merged ceases to exist;

(2) the association assumes the rights and obligations of the corporation and owns the property of the association; and

(3) the association's articles of incorporation are considered amended to the extent that a change is stated in the plan of merger.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.