{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-279.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 279.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Credit union\" means a state or federal credit union.\n(2) \"Finance commission\" means the Finance Commission of Texas.\n(3) \"Financial institution\" means a state or national bank, a state or federal savings bank, or a state or federal savings and loan association.\n(4) \"Local government\" means a municipality or county.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (H.B. 1626), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 279. BANKING AND CREDIT UNION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.279.htm#279.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"bd62574133fe10eaf19cca5909f43648f5f99fe86516d9920f60bc7cb243ddde","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-278.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-279.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}