Tex.
Fin. Code Section 35.009
Enforcement by Commissioner
(a)
If the banking commissioner reasonably believes that a bank or other person has violated any of the following, the banking commissioner may take any action authorized under Subsection (a-1):(1)
this subtitle or rules enacted under this subtitle and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the bank or the bank’s depositors, creditors, or shareholders to harm;(2)
other applicable law of this state and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the bank or the bank’s depositors, creditors, or shareholders to harm; or(3)
a final order issued by the banking commissioner.(a-1)
The banking commissioner may:(1)
initiate an administrative penalty proceeding against the bank or other person, in accordance with Sections 35.010 (Administrative Penalty) and 35.011 (Payment or Appeal of Administrative Penalty);(2)
refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement by injunction or other available remedy; or(3)
pursue any other action the banking commissioner considers appropriate under applicable law.(b)
If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under Subsection (a-1)(2), the attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees from the bank or person committing the violation.
Source:
Section 35.009 — Enforcement by Commissioner, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.35.htm#35.009
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).