Tex. Finance Code § 96.309: PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND.

(a) The liquidating agent may not pay a final dividend before the first day of the 19th month after the date notice is first published under Section 96.304.

(b) The liquidating agent shall declare and pay a final dividend after:

(1) the prohibitory period prescribed by Subsection (a) expires; and

(2) the liquidating agent liquidates each asset of the savings bank capable of being liquidated or receives sufficient money from the liquidation to:

(A) pay the costs of liquidation;

(B) pay all claims that have been presented and approved; and

(C) leave money available to pay all nonclaiming deposit account holders and creditors of the savings bank.

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