Sec. 124.252.  ILLEGALITY OF LOAN NOT A BAR TO ENFORCEMENT OR COLLECTION.  The illegality of a loan does not prevent enforcement of the loan agreement against or collection of the loan from a person who is otherwise liable on the loan, including:
(1)  the borrower;  or
(2)  a guarantor or surety.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.