{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 885.157","heading":"ISSUANCE OF PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.","body":"If the purposes of a fraternal benefit society conform to the requirements of this chapter and all provisions of law have been complied with, the commissioner shall:\n(1) certify that the society is in compliance with all provisions of law;\n(2) retain and record the articles of incorporation or association; and\n(3) issue to the society a preliminary certificate of authority.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","SUBCHAPTER D. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm#885.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"db22e36f918136e106f37b37a9708465842223d49578c4167f92c24c95da27a2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}