{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-394.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 394.001","heading":"DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.","body":"The consumer credit commissioner shall provide advice and assistance to:\n(1) encourage the establishment and operation of voluntary nonprofit debt-counseling services for residents of this state; and\n(2) coordinate, encourage, and aid public and private agencies, organizations and groups, and consumer credit institutions in the development and operation of voluntary education programs to promote the prudent and beneficial use of consumer credit by residents of this state.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 394. DEBTOR ASSISTANCE","SUBCHAPTER A. DEBT COUNSELING AND EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.394.htm#394.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"589a1a6697acb6fa044bbb940c448f4d6383eef79b29d812f77026a1a07abed8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-393.627","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-394.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}