Texas § FI.32.004 - NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION
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§ FI.32.004. NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION
NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION. (a) The organizers shall solicit comments and protests by publishing notice of the application, its date of filing, and the identity of the organizers, in the form and frequency specified by the banking commissioner, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the bank is to be located, or in another publication or location as directed by the banking commissioner. (b) At the expense of the organizers, the banking commissioner shall thoroughly investigate the application. The banking commissioner shall prepare a written report of the investigation. (c) Rules adopted under this subtitle may specify the confidential or nonconfidential character of information obtained or prepared by the department under this chapter. Except as provided by Subchapter D , Chapter 31 , or in rules regarding confidential information, the business plan of the applicant and the financial statement of a proposed officer or director are confidential and not subject to public disclosure. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 237 (H.B. 1962 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (H.B. 2754 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 10.003, eff. September 1, 2009.
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Section FI.32.004 ("NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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