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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The comptroller shall prepare and maintain, and provide to each state governmental entity, a list of all financial companies that boycott energy companies. In maintaining the list, the comptroller may:
(1) review and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment, on publicly available information regarding financial companies, including information provided by the state, nonprofit organizations, research firms, international organizations, and governmental entities; and
(2) request written verification from a financial company that it does not boycott energy companies and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment and without conducting further investigation, research, or inquiry, on a financial company's written response to the request.
(b) A financial company that fails to provide to the comptroller a written verification under Subsection (a)(2) before the 61st day after receiving the request from the comptroller is presumed to be boycotting energy companies.
(c) The comptroller shall update the list annually or more often as the comptroller considers necessary, but not more often than quarterly, based on information from, among other sources, those listed in Subsection (a).
(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date the list of financial companies that boycott energy companies is first provided or updated, the comptroller shall file the list with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general and post the list on a publicly available Internet website.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 809.051. Listed Financial Companies - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-809-051/
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