Texas § 481.455 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

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§ 481.455 — PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

Texas § 481.455

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 481.455 (2026).

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Sec. 481.455. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

(a)The bank, under the program, shall provide zero interest loans to eligible community development financial institutions for purposes of making interest-bearing loans to qualifying micro-businesses that have difficulty in accessing capital following a declared disaster.

(b)A loan made by an eligible community development financial institution under the program:

(1)must be made to a micro-business that:

(A)is in good standing under the laws of this state; and

(B)did not owe delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this state before the date of the initial issuance of the disaster declaration;

(2)may not be made to a micro-business that:

(A)has total revenue that exceeds the amount for which no franchise tax is due under Section 171.002 (d)(2), Tax

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Sec. 481.455. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. (a) The bank, under the program, shall provide zero interest loans to eligible community development financial institutions for purposes of making interest-bearing loans to qualifying micro-businesses that have difficulty in accessing capital following a declared disaster.
(b) A loan made by an eligible community development financial institution under the program:
(1) must be made to a micro-business that:
(A) is in good standing under the laws of this state; and
(B) did not owe delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this state before the date of the initial issuance of the disaster declaration;
(2) may not be made to a micro-business that:
(A) has total revenue that exceeds the amount for which no franchise tax is due under Section 171.002 (d)(2), Tax Code;
(B) is a franchise;
(C) is a national chain with operations in this state;
(D) is a lobbying firm; or
(E) is a private equity firm or backed by a private equity firm; and
(3) must meet any other criteria provided by this subchapter.
(c) Payments on micro-business disaster recovery loans shall be made directly to the lending community development financial institutions.
(d) All income received on a loan made by a community development financial institution participating in the program is the property of the financial institution. Income received on a loan includes the payment of interest by a borrower micro-business and the administrative fees assessed by the community development financial institution.
(e) A community development financial institution participating in the program shall make payments to the bank on the zero interest loans borrowed by the financial institution under the program quarterly, and the bank or this state is not responsible or liable for any defaults in micro-business disaster recovery loans made by the community development financial institution.