Tex. Fin. Code § 371.301
For purposes of enforcing this chapter, the commissioner:
(2) may exercise those powers in the same manner as those powers may be exercised under:
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.19, eff. April 1, 2009.