Sec. 63.002.  ENLARGEMENT OF POWERS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an association may:
(1)  perform a function or engage in an activity, including making a loan or investment, to the same extent as a federal association;
(2)  raise capital in the same manner and form as a federal association;
(3)  issue a certificate in the same form as a federal association;  or
(4)  pay a dividend, earnings, or interest on a certificate in the same manner as a federal association.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.