# Tex. Finance Code § 31.101: GENERAL DUTIES OF BANKING COMMISSIONER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.101

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Finance Code § 31.101
- **Heading:** GENERAL DUTIES OF BANKING COMMISSIONER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.101

## Text

The banking commissioner shall:

(1) supervise and regulate, as provided by this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12, state banks, trust companies, and state-licensed foreign bank branches, agencies, and representative offices;

(2) administer and enforce this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 in person, through a deputy banking commissioner or another officer or employee of the department, or through a supervisor, conservator, or other agent; and

(3) administer and enforce laws other than this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12 as directed by those other laws.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.001 § 31.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.001.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.002 § 31.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.002.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.003 § 31.003. BANKING RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.003.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.004 § 31.004. UNAUTHORIZED BANKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.004.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.005 § 31.005. IMPLYING THAT PERSON IS BANK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.005.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.006 § 31.006. LIABILITY OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.006.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.007 § 31.007. EXEMPTION OF BANK DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL FROM SECURITIES LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.007.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.101 § 31.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF BANKING COMMISSIONER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.101.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.102 § 31.102. ISSUANCE OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.102.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.103 § 31.103. ISSUANCE OF OPINION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.103.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.104 § 31.104. EFFECT OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT OR OPINION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.104.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.105 § 31.105. EXAMINATION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.105.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.106 § 31.106. COST OF REGULATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.106.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 31.107 § 31.107. REGULATION AND EXAMINATION OF RELATED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C31_S31.107.md)

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