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Tex. Util. Code § 162.070

MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING

Known as the Telephone Cooperative Act

The act spans §§ 162–162 (61 sections).

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of:

(1) 10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or

(2) the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.

(b) If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

(c) Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.

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