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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 1.204

VALUE

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1–12 (616 sections).

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff

Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 3, 4, and 5, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:

(1) in return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;

(2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;

(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or

(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.