The language conferring authority with respect to stock and bond transactions in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the attorney in fact or agent to:
(1) buy, sell, and exchange:
(A) stocks;
(B) bonds;
(C) mutual funds; and
(D) all other types of securities and financial instruments other than commodity futures contracts and call and put options on stocks and stock indexes;
(2) receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to securities;
(3) exercise voting rights with respect to securities in person or by proxy;
(4) enter into voting trusts; and
(5) consent to limitations on the right to vote.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.