Sec. 184.105.  ENGAGING IN COMMERCE PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle, a state trust company may not invest its funds in trade or commerce by buying, selling, or otherwise dealing goods or by owning or operating a business not part of the state trust business, except as necessary to fulfill a fiduciary obligation to a client.
(b)  Under this section, engaging in an approved financial activity or an activity incidental or complementary to a financial activity, whether as principal or agent, is not considered to be engaging in commerce.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.