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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 251.053

BYLAWS

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Unless the certificate of formation or bylaws of a cooperative association require a greater majority, the bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by a majority vote of the cooperative association's members voting on the matter.

(b) Except as provided by this code, the bylaws may contain:

(1) requirements for admission to membership;

(2) requirements for disposal of a member's interest on cessation of membership;

(3) the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting meetings;

(4) the number or percentage of the members constituting a quorum;

(5) the number, qualifications, powers, duties, and term of directors and officers;

(6) the method of electing, removing, and filling a vacancy of directors and officers;

(7) the division or classification, if any, of directors to provide for staggered terms;

(8) the compensation, if any, of the directors;

(9) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum;

(10) the method for distributing the net savings;

(11) a requirement that each officer or employee of the cooperative association who handles funds or securities be bonded;

(12) other discretionary provisions of this chapter, Title 1, and Chapters 20 and 22; and

(13) any other provision incident to a purpose or activity of the cooperative association.

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