1 Pursuant to Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 344, §§1.001 and 2.016, the registration provisions of Finance Code §59.001, originally codified in 1997 from Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 342-8.003, were replaced by Finance Code Chapter 201, Subchapter B (§§201.101 et seq.). An out-of-state bank now may qualify to do business in Texas in the same manner as any foreign business corporation, and may designate a party of its choosing as registered agent.