Tex. Finance Code § 63.002: ENLARGEMENT OF POWERS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an association may:

(1) perform a function or engage in an activity, including making a loan or investment, to the same extent as a federal association;

(2) raise capital in the same manner and form as a federal association;

(3) issue a certificate in the same form as a federal association; or

(4) pay a dividend, earnings, or interest on a certificate in the same manner as a federal association.

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