Texas Finance Code Chapter 97 > Subchapter A – General Provisions Applicable to Holding Companies
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| § 97.001 | Rules |
| § 97.002 | Registration |
| § 97.003 | Release From Registration |
| § 97.004 | Reports |
| § 97.005 | Books and Records |
| § 97.006 | Examinations |
| § 97.007 | Agent for Service of Process |
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code Chapter 97 > Subchapter A - General Provisions Applicable to Holding Companies
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005