Texas § 2551.154 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BUSINESS TO STATE BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES.

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§ 2551.154 — TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BUSINESS TO STATE BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES.

Texas § 2551.154

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 2551.154 (2026).

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Sec. 2551.154. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BUSINESS TO STATE BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES.

(a)This section applies to a corporation chartered under Section 2551.051 , or its antecedents, Article 9.01, Texas Insurance Code, or Chapter 40 , Acts of the 41st Legislature, Regular Session, 1929 (Article 1302a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and empowered to act as:

(1)trustee under a lawful trust committed to the corporation by contract or will or by appointment by a court as trustee, receiver, or guardian; and

(2)executor or guardian under the terms of a will or as an administrator of a decedent's estate under the appointment of the court.

(b)A corporation described by Subsection (a) may transfer and assign to one of the following entities all of the corporation's fiduciary business in which the corp

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Sec. 2551.154. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BUSINESS TO STATE BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES. (a) This section applies to a corporation chartered under Section 2551.051 , or its antecedents, Article 9.01, Texas Insurance Code, or Chapter 40 , Acts of the 41st Legislature, Regular Session, 1929 (Article 1302a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and empowered to act as:
(1) trustee under a lawful trust committed to the corporation by contract or will or by appointment by a court as trustee, receiver, or guardian; and
(2) executor or guardian under the terms of a will or as an administrator of a decedent's estate under the appointment of the court.
(b) A corporation described by Subsection (a) may transfer and assign to one of the following entities all of the corporation's fiduciary business in which the corporation is named or acts as guardian, trustee, executor, or administrator or in any other fiduciary capacity:
(1) a state bank created under Subtitle A, Title 3, Finance Code, or a predecessor to that law; or
(2) a state trust company created under Chapter 181 , Finance Code, or a predecessor to that law.
(c) On a corporation's transfer or assignment to a state bank or trust company under this section, the state bank or trust company shall, without the necessity of any action in a court of this state or any action by the creator or beneficiary of the trust or estate:
(1) continue the guardianship, trust, executorship, administration, or other fiduciary relationship related to the trust or estate;
(2) perform all of the duties and obligations of the corporation related to the trust or estate; and
(3) exercise any powers and authority:
(A) related to the trust or estate; and
(B) exercised by the corporation at the time of the transfer or assignment.
(d) A transfer or assignment by a corporation under this section is not a resignation or refusal by the corporation to act on behalf of the guardianship, trust, executorship, administration, or other fiduciary relationship.
(e) On a corporation's transfer or assignment to a state bank or trust company under this section, the naming or designation by a testator or the creator of a living trust of the corporation to act as trustee, guardian, or executor or in any other fiduciary capacity includes the naming or designation of the state bank or trust company and authorizes the state bank or trust company to act in that capacity.
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