{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-182.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 182.303","heading":"APPROVAL OF BANKING COMMISSIONER.","body":"(a) If the banking commissioner approves the merger and finds that all required filing fees and investigative costs have been paid, the banking commissioner shall:\n(1) endorse the face of the original and each copy of the certificate of merger with the date of approval and the word \"Approved\";\n(2) file the original in the department's records; and\n(3) deliver a certified copy of the certificate of merger to each surviving, new, or acquiring entity.\n(b) A merger is effective on the date of approval, unless the merger agreement provides and the banking commissioner consents to a different effective date.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 575 (S.B. 804), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","SUBTITLE F. TRUST COMPANIES","CHAPTER 182. POWERS, ORGANIZATION, AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS","SUBCHAPTER D. MERGER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.182.htm#182.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"54409a4a0f83d737d0d68019d87d4c8197675bc25cb32e5c65d5dd6ae8300ca0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-182.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-182.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}