{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-187.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 187.005","heading":"DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE AND GOVERNING LAW.","body":"(a) Unless another law restricts the designation of trustee, a person residing in this state may designate a trust institution to act as a fiduciary on behalf of the person.\n(b) Unless another law specifies governing law, if a trust or its subject matter bears a reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or a foreign country, a trust institution and its affected client may agree that the law of this state or of the other state or country governs their rights and duties, including the law of a state or a foreign country where the affected client resides or where the trust institution has its principal office.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451, Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2007.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 6.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (H.B. 564), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (H.B. 564), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","SUBTITLE F. TRUST COMPANIES","CHAPTER 187. MULTISTATE TRUST BUSINESS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.187.htm#187.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"53d0c535dfc46f58768a61ed51de69dfedd5fb1f0b7f73bf0e013375f3f6138a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-187.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-187.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}